Using array_search for multi value search

Question

  $array_subjected_to_search =array(
  array(
          \'name\' => \'flash\',
          \'type\' => \'hero\'
      ),

  array(
          \'name\' => \'zoom\',         


        

Answer 1

I think I would just make my own function using a loop that will just retrieve the array I want based on either one or two parameters.

function getValueMatch($array, $val1, $val2 = false, $type = 'name')
    {
        foreach($array as $key => $row) {
            # See note below, but it might be handy to have a reversible key name
            if($row[$type] == $val1) {
                if($val2) {
                    # You can put a changeable key name to reverse-find
                    # It might be helpful to search for the other key first
                    # at some point, best to keep your options open!
                    $altVar = ($type == 'name')? 'type' : 'name';
                    if($row[$altVar] == $val2)
                        return $row;
                }
                else
                    return $row;
            }
        }
    }

$array =array(
  array(
          'name' => 'flash',
          'type' => 'hero'
      ),

  array(
          'name' => 'zoom',
          'type' => 'villian'
      ),

  array(
          'name' => 'snart',
          'type' => 'antihero'
      ),
  array(
        'name' => 'flash',
        'type' => 'camera'
      )
  );

print_r(getValueMatch($array,'flash','camera'));

Gives you:

Array
(
    [name] => flash
    [type] => camera
)

Example of reverse match (type instead of name):

print_r(getValueMatch($array,'antihero',false,'type'));

Gives you:

Array
(
    [name] => snart
    [type] => antihero
)