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array_find

(PHP 8 >= 8.4.0)

array_findReturns the first element satisfying a callback function

Beschreibung

array_find(array $array, callable $callback): mixed

array_find() returns the value of the first element of an Array for which the given callback returns true. If no matching element is found the function returns null.

Parameter-Liste

array
The Array that should be searched.
callback

The callback function to call to check each element, which must be

callback(mixed $value, mixed $key): bool
If this function returns true, the value is returned from array_find() and the callback will not be called for further elements.

Rückgabewerte

The function returns the value of the first element for which the callback returns true. If no matching element is found the function returns null.

Beispiele

Beispiel #1 array_find() example

<?php
$array
= [
'a' => 'dog',
'b' => 'cat',
'c' => 'cow',
'd' => 'duck',
'e' => 'goose',
'f' => 'elephant'
];

// Find the first animal with a name longer than 4 characters.
var_dump(array_find($array, function (string $value) {
return
strlen($value) > 4;
}));

// Find the first animal whose name begins with f.
var_dump(array_find($array, function (string $value) {
return
str_starts_with($value, 'f');
}));

// Find the first animal where the array key is the first symbol of the animal.
var_dump(array_find($array, function (string $value, $key) {
return
$value[0] === $key;
}));

// Find the first animal where the array key matching a RegEx.
var_dump(array_find($array, function ($value, $key) {
return
preg_match('/^([a-f])$/', $key);
}));
?>

Das oben gezeigte Beispiel erzeugt folgende Ausgabe:

string(5) "goose"
NULL
string(3) "cow"
string(3) "dog"

Siehe auch

  • array_find_key() - Returns the key of the first element satisfying a callback function
  • array_all() - Checks if all Array elements satisfy a callback function
  • array_any() - Checks if at least one Array element satisfies a callback function
  • array_filter() - Filtert Elemente eines Arrays mittels einer Callback-Funktion
  • array_reduce() - Reduziert das Array mittels einer Callback-Funktion iterativ auf einen einzigen Wert
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