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PHP array_intersect_ukey() Function

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Example

Compare the keys of two arrays (using a user-defined key comparison function), and return the matches:

<?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);
?>
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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 to compare the keys!

This function compares the keys of two or more arrays, and return an array that contains the entries from array1 that are present in array2, array3, etc.


Syntax

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

Parameter Description
array1 Required. The first array is the array that the others will be compared with
array2 Required. An array to be compared with the first array
array3,... Optional. An array to be compared with the first array
myfunction Required. A string that define a callable comparison function. The comparison function must return an integer <, =, or > than 0 if the first argument is <, =, or > than the second argument

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns an array containing the entries from array1 that are present in all of the other arrays
PHP Version: 5.1.0+

More Examples

Example 1

Compare the keys of three arrays (use a user-defined function to compare the keys), and return the matches:

<?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);
?>
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