ARRAY_SEARCH
NAME
array_search - Searches the array for a given value and returns the first corresponding key if successful
SYNOPSIS
array_search(array, needle);
DESCRIPTION
This function searches in the array and try to find a desired value and it returns its corresponding index key.
Form 1:
a = ["t","a",1];
a.array_search("a");
Form 2:
a = ["t","a",1];
array_search(a, 1);
PARAMETERS
array : required, the array to search in.
needle : required, the element to search for.
RETURN
This function returns the array index key starting from 0 if found;otherwise, it returns -1.
EXAMPLES
a = [1, 2, “3”];
a.array_search(1);//return 0
a.array_search(2);//return 1
a.array_search(3);//return -1
a.array_search(4);//return -1
b = [];
b.array_search(1);//return -1
AUTHOR
Written by Pierre Laplante, <laplante@sednove.com>
VERSION
Available from version 5.95
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