PHP: Linking an array value with a variable

Question

I have an array that stores names of countries (keys) and age expectancy (values).

$countries = array(  
  'Costa Rica' => 78, 'Puerto Rico' => 78, 'Colombia' => 73, 
  'Nicaragua' => 73, 'El Salvador' => 72, 'Peru' => 71,
  'Argentina' => 75, 'Uruguay' => 76, 'Ecuador' => 75,
  'Mexico' => 76, 'Venezuela' => 73, 'Brasil' => 72,
);

An html form creates a new variable ($country) with a name that corresponds to one countries listed above. For example: "Costa Rica"

How can I return a variable with the number (age expectancy) that matches the name of the country in the $country variable?
Take for example:

Costa Rica = 78
$ageExpectancy = 78;

Thanks, I hope to be concise.

The PHP manual is quite good. Learn about arrays: php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php — Felix Kling
– Felix Kling, Commented Apr 13, 2011 at 21:13

CrayonViolent · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-13 21:11:28Z

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<?php
$country = $_POST['country']; // assuming post method and form element named 'country'
$ageExpectancy = $countries[$country];
?>

answered Apr 13, 2011 at 21:11

CrayonViolent

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Gabriel Meono Over a year ago

Thanks! Didn't know I could actually call the same string with the variable itself.

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