php key from value code example

Example 1: how to get array key in php

<?php
$array = array(
    'fruit1' => 'apple',
    'fruit2' => 'orange',
    'fruit3' => 'grape',
    'fruit4' => 'apple',
    'fruit5' => 'apple');

// this cycle echoes all associative array
// key where value equals "apple"
for($i = 0; $i< sizeof($array);$i++){
if (key($array[$i]) == 'apple') {
        echo key($array).'<br />';
    }
    //next($array);
}
?>

Example 2: get element by index array php

$array = array('foo' => 'bar', 33 => 'bin', 'lorem' => 'ipsum');
$array = array_values($array);
echo $array[0]; //bar
echo $array[1]; //bin
echo $array[2]; //ipsum

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