PHP array_search function

Last Updated: February 15, 2022

array_search — Search the array for a given keyword and return the key

Syntax

array_search(mixed $needle, array $haystack, bool $strict = false): int|string|false

Supports (PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Parameters

Parameter Description
needle Search value
haystack array to be searched
strict If the third parameter strict is set to true then the array_search() function will search for identical elements in the haystack. This means it will also perform a strict type comparison of the needle in the haystack, and objects must be the same instance.

Return Value

returns the key if the searched value is found otherwise it returns false

Example

$array = array(0 => 'blue', 1 => 'red', 2 => 'green', 3 => 'red');

$key = array_search('green', $array); // $key = 2;
$key = array_search('red', $array);   // $key = 1;
Test