note 58137 added to function.in-array

In case you want to check if multiple values are in your array, you can use this function: <?php function array_values_in_array($needles, $haystack) { if(is_array($needles)){ $valid=true; foreach($needles as $needle){ if(!in_array($needle, $haystack)){ $valid=false; } } return $valid; }else{ return in_array($needles, $haystack); } } //for example $needles=array('ubuntu', 'gentoo', 'suse'); $haystack=array('ubuntu', 'gentoo', 'suse', 'knoppix', 'fedora', 'debian'); if(array_values_in_array($needles, $haystack)){ echo 'All the values of $needles are in $haystack'; }else{ echo 'Some values of $needles are not in $haystack'; } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.in-array.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58137 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58137&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+58137&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php