If I have an array that contains some strings like so
$roleNames = ['sales_agent', 'admin'];
And I want to check if that array contains the string 'sales_agent', what would be the best way to go about this with PHP?
Ideally I would like to have the check return a boolean value.
Easiest Way
$word='admin';
$array = array('sales_agent', 'admin');
if (in_array($word, $array)) {
echo "admin is in array";
}
You can use PHP's built-in in_array function.
Example:
<?php
$os = array("Mac", "NT", "Irix", "Linux");
if (in_array("Irix", $os)) {
echo "Got Irix";
}
if (in_array("mac", $os)) {
echo "Got mac";
}
?>
if(in_array("sales_agent",$roleNames)) { echo "Hello world!" }