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array_intersect_ukey()

Example

Compare the keys of two arrays using a user-defined function to compare the keys, and return the matching entries.

<?php
function myfunction($a,$b)
{
if ($a===$b)
  {
  return 0;
  }
  return ($a>$b)?1:-1;
}

$a1=array(“a”=>“red”,“b”=>“green”,“c”=>“blue”);
$a2=array(“a”=>“blue”,“b”=>“black”,“e”=>“blue”);

$result=array_intersect_ukey($a1,$a2,“myfunction”);
print_r($result);
?>

Definition and Usage

The array_intersect_ukey() function compares the keys of two or more arrays and returns the matches.

Note: This function uses a user-defined function for key comparison.

It returns an array containing entries from array1 that are also present in array2, array3, and so on.

Syntax

array_intersect_ukey(array1, array2, array3, …, myfunction)

Parameter Values

Parameter

Description

array1

Required. The first array serves as the reference for comparison with the other arrays.

array2

Required. An array to compare against the first array.

array3,…

Optional. Additional arrays to compare with the first array.

myfunction

Required. A string specifying a callable comparison function. This function must return an integer less than, equal to, or greater than 0 depending on whether the first argument is less than, equal to, or greater than the second argument.

Technical Details

Return Value:

Returns an array with entries from array1 that are present in all the other arrays.

PHP Version:

5.1.0+

More Examples

Example

Compare the keys of three arrays using a user-defined function for key comparison, and return the matching entries.

<?php
function myfunction($a,$b)
{
if ($a===$b)
  {
  return 0;
  }
  return ($a>$b)?1:-1;
}

$a1=array(“a”=>“red”,“b”=>“green”,“c”=>“blue”);
$a2=array(“a”=>“black”,“b”=>“yellow”,“d”=>“brown”);
$a3=array(“e”=>“purple”,“f”=>“white”,“a”=>“gold”);

$result=array_intersect_ukey($a1,$a2,$a3,“myfunction”);
print_r($result);
?>