(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)
array_filter — Filters elements of an array using a callback function
Iterates over each value in
the input array passing them to the
callback function. If the
callback function returns true, the current
value from input is returned into the
result array. Array keys are preserved.
input
The array to iterate over
callback
The callback function to use
If no callback is supplied, all entries of
input equal to FALSE (see
converting to
boolean) will be removed.
Returns the filtered array.
Example #1 array_filter() example
<?php
function odd($var)
{
// returns whether the input integer is odd
return($var & 1);
}
function even($var)
{
// returns whether the input integer is even
return(!($var & 1));
}
$array1 = array("a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3, "d"=>4, "e"=>5);
$array2 = array(6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12);
echo "Odd :\n";
print_r(array_filter($array1, "odd"));
echo "Even:\n";
print_r(array_filter($array2, "even"));
?>
The above example will output:
Odd :
Array
(
[a] => 1
[c] => 3
[e] => 5
)
Even:
Array
(
[0] => 6
[2] => 8
[4] => 10
[6] => 12
)
Example #2 array_filter() without
callback
<?php
$entry = array(
0 => 'foo',
1 => false,
2 => -1,
3 => null,
4 => ''
);
print_r(array_filter($entry));
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[0] => foo
[2] => -1
)
If the array is changed from the callback function (e.g. element added, deleted or unset) the behavior of this function is undefined.