PHP: in_array() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:40 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP: Checks if a value exists in an array

The in_array() function is used to check whether a value exists in an array or not.

Note: Searches haystack for needle using loose comparison unless strict is set.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

in_array(search_value, array_name, mode)

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
search_value	Value to search in the array.	Required	Mixed*
array_name	Specifies the array to search.	Required	Array
mode	If it is set to true, the function checks the type of the search_value.	Optional	Boolean

*Mixed : Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value:

TRUE if search_value is found in array_name, FALSE otherwise.

Value Type : Boolean.

Example:

<?php
$number_list =  array('16.10', '22.0', '33.45', '45.45');
if (in_array(22.0, $number_list))
{
echo "'22.0' found in the array";
}
?>

Output:

'22.0' found in the array

Pictorial Presentation:

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Practice here online :

See also

PHP Function Reference

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