note 118743 deleted from function.in-array by cmb

Note Submitter: tjamadeira at gmail dot com ---- A recursive function for a search in a multidimensional array using the in_array PHP function. <?php /** * A special function for search in a multidimensional array a needle * * This function uses many times the in_array PHP function * to search a needle in a multidimensional haystack. * * @param mixed needle The searched variable * @param array haystack The array where search * @param bool strict It is or it isn't a strict search? * * @return bool **/ function in_array_r($needle, $haystack, $strict = false){ if(in_array(array(), $haystack, $strict)){ foreach($haystack as $item){ if(is_array($item)){ return in_array_r($needle, $item, $strict); }else { return in_array($needle, $haystack, $strict); } } }else { return in_array($needle, $haystack, $strict); } } ?>