phparraysvalidationmultidimensional-array

Check array for existence

I have a 2d array:

$array = [
    ['id' => 46, 'title' => 'sometext'],
    ['id' => 47, 'title' => 'sometext'],
    ['id' => 48, 'title' => 'sometext'],
    ['id' => 49, 'title' => 'sometext'],
    ['id' => 50, 'title' => 'sometext'],
];

and a search variable:

$variable = 48; //some number

How do we check whether $variable exists in the id column of any row in $array?

Return true or false.

Solution 
  • function myCheck($array, $variable)
    foreach($array as $subArray) {
        if($subArray['id'] == $variable) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}