check if item in array php code example

Example 1: php in array

$colors = array("red", "blue", "green"); 
 
if (in_array("red", $colors)) { 
	echo "found red in array"; 
}

Example 2: php value in array

in_array ( mixed $needle , array $haystack , bool $strict = false ) : bool

Example 3: in_array in php

in_array ( mixed $needle , array $haystack [, bool $strict = FALSE ] ) : bool
  
// Without strict check
echo in_array("18", $myArr); // TRUE
// With strict check
echo in_array("18", $myArr, true); // FALSE

Example 4: php in_array

<?php
$a = array(array('p', 'h'), array('p', 'r'), 'o');

if (in_array(array('p', 'h'), $a)) {
    echo "'ph' a été trouvé\n";
}

if (in_array(array('f', 'i'), $a)) {
    echo "'fi' was found\n";
}

if (in_array('o', $a)) {
    echo "'o' a été trouvé\n";
}
?>
  /*
  result :
  
    'ph' a été trouvé
  'o' a été trouvé

Example 5: in_array

<?
in_array("Irix", $os);
?>