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array() function in PHP
The array() function in PHP creates an array.
Array is of three types in PHP.
Indexed arrays − It is an array with numeric index
Associative arrays − It is an array with named keys
Multidimensional arrays − It is an array that have one or more arrays
Syntax
// array with numeric index i.e. Indexed arrays array(value1,value2...); // array with named keys i.e. associative arrays array(key1 => value1, key2 => value2...)
Parameters
value − Set the value.
key − Set the key.
Return
The array() function returns an array of the parameters.
The following is an example of indexed arrays.
Example
<?php $products = array("Electronics","Clothing","Accessories", "Footwear"); $len = count($products); for($i = 0;$i<$len;$i++) { echo $products[$i]; echo "<br>"; } ?>
Output
Electronics Clothing Accessories Footwear
The following is an example of associative arrays.
Example
<?php $rank = array("Football"=>"1","Cricket"=>"2"); foreach($rank as $mykey=>$myvalue) { echo "Key = " . $mykey . ", Value = " . $myvalue; echo "<br>"; } ?>
Output
Key = Football, Value = 1 Key = Cricket, Value = 2
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