get key php array code example
Example 1: get key of value array php
<?php
$array = array(0 => 'blue', 1 => 'red', 2 => 'green', 3 => 'red');
$key = array_search('green', $array);
$key = array_search('red', $array);
?>
Example 2: get key of array element php
$people = array(
2 => array(
'name' => 'John',
'fav_color' => 'green'
),
5=> array(
'name' => 'Samuel',
'fav_color' => 'blue'
));
$found_key = array_search('blue', array_column($people, 'fav_color'));
Example 3: php get array key
<?php
$array = array(
'fruit1' => 'apple',
'fruit2' => 'orange',
'fruit3' => 'grape',
'fruit4' => 'apple',
'fruit5' => 'apple');
while ($fruit_name = current($array)) {
if ($fruit_name == 'apple') {
echo key($array).'<br />';
}
next($array);
}
?>