how to check if element is present in array php code example

Example 1: check if array has value php

$myArr = [38, 18, 10, 7, "15"];

echo in_array(10, $myArr); // TRUE
echo in_array(19, $myArr); // TRUE

// Without strict check
echo in_array("18", $myArr); // TRUE
// With strict check
echo in_array("18", $myArr, true); // FALSE

Example 2: php in array

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

Example 3: in_array

<?php
/**
in_array ( mixed $needle , array $haystack [, bool $strict = FALSE ] ) : bool
*/

$os = array("Mac", "NT", "Irix", "Linux");
if (in_array("Irix", $os)) {
    echo "Got Irix";
}
if (in_array("mac", $os)) {
    echo "Got mac";
}
?>