php - find if an array contains an element

Question

I have an array with just a list of ids, like so:

$my_array = array(
 12, 17, 99, 23
);

Now I know I could probably do something like:

function in_array($haystack = array(), $needle = NULL)
{
 foreach($haystack as $id)
 {
  if ($id == $needle)
  {return TRUE;}
  else
  {return FALSE;}
 }
}

but it seems like there's probably already a function built. What could I use?

Sarfraz · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-05 15:56:52Z

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No need to create one, it is already there co-incidentally with the same name you are using: in_array too.

Example:

if (in_array('foo', $array)){
  // foo is in the array
}

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 15:56

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Joseph Mansfield · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-05 15:57:14Z

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It's called in_array() xD

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 15:57

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loevborg · Accepted Answer · 2010-08-05 15:57:30Z

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This might be a trick question. Anyway but how about in_array?

answered Aug 5, 2010 at 15:57

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