note 124961 added to function.array-search

Beware when using array_search to a mix of string and integer where prefixes of keys may collide, as in my case I have encountered the following situation: Assume you have the following array: <?php $arr = [ 1 => 'index 0', 2 => 'index 1', 3 => 'index 2', '3anothersuffix' => 'index 3' ]; $index1 = array_search('3', array_keys($arr)); // 2 $index2 = array_search('3anothersuffix', array_keys($arr)); //2 ?> $index1 and $index2 will be the same after using strict type search: <?php $index1 = array_search('3', array_keys($arr), true); // false $index2 = array_search('3anothersuffix', array_keys($arr), true); //3 ?> it will not find $index1 at all while returning a correct value for $index2; ---- Server IP: 45.112.84.4 Probable Submitter: 185.85.3.195 (proxied: 197.32.12.217) ---- Manual Page -- http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-search.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/124961 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/124961 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/124961 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php