Search a multi-dimensional array for certain values

Question

I have a multi-dimensional array in the following format:

[0] = (
    \'id\' => \'1\',
    \'type\' => \'fish\', 
    \'owner\' => \'bob\',
)

[1] =         


        

Answer 1

Loop through the array:

function loopAndFind($array, $index, $search){
         $returnArray = array();
         foreach($array as $k=>$v){
               if($v[$index] == $search){   
                    $returnArray[] = $v;
               }
         }
         return $returnArray;
}

//use it:
$newArray = loopAndFind($oldArray, 'type', 'cat');