ARRAY_KEYS

1. ARRAY_KEYS

array_keys — Return all the keys of an array

Description

array array_keys ( array $input [, mixed $search_value [, bool $strict]] )

array_keys() returns the keys, numeric and string, from the input array.

If the optional search_value is specified, then only the keys for that value are returned. Otherwise, all the keys from the input are returned. As of PHP 5, you can use strict parameter for comparison including type (===).

Parameters

input

An array containing keys to return.

search_value

If specified, then only keys containing these values are returned.

strict

As of PHP 5, this parameter determines if strict comparision (===) should be used during the search.

Return Values

Returns an array of all the keys in input.

Examples

Example . array_keys() example

<?php
$array = array(0 => 100, "color" => "red");
$a = array_keys($array);
foreach($a as $a1)
{
	echo "<br> keys are== $a1";
}



$array = array("blue", "red", "green", "blue", "blue");
$a = array_keys($array, "blue");

foreach($a as $a1)
{
	echo "<br> blue is match keys number  are== $a1";
}

?>
output is 

keys are== 0
keys are== color
blue is match keys number are== 0
blue is match keys number are== 3
blue is match keys number are== 4