How to check if specific value exists in side an array? - php

Question

I have the following sample function.
class EquipmentReport extends MY_Controller
{
public function __construct()
{
parent::__construct();
$this->load->model('Reporting/ReportModel');//load report model
$this->load->helper('url');
$this->load->helper('form');
$this->Authorize(); // method inherited and returns array
}
/**
* loads view if no $_POST data
* if post data generates sql query
* #return (query)
**/
public function by_category (){
$my_array = $this->Authorize();
if (in_array("USER_GROUP_STATUS", $my_array)) {
echo "Got USER_GROUP_STATUS";
}
}
dumping $my_array gives the following array
Array (
[0] => 'ALL',
'USER_GROUP_STATUS',
'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_CREATE_DEPARTMENT',
'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_READ_DEPARTMENT',
'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_UPDATE_DEPART'
)
but checking array keys is nt working.
what I wanted to do is to check if the one of the values exist. for example if 'USER_GROUP_STATUS' exists in the array ?

Answer 1

Try this in_array() function
if (in_array("USER_GROUP_STATUS", $your_array)) {
echo "Got USER_GROUP_STATUS";
}
or You can try this way
$ary = [
0 => ['ALL', 'USER_GROUP_STATUS', 'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_CREATE_DEPARTMENT',
'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_READ_DEPARTMENT',
'USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_UPDATE_DEPART']
];
foreach($ary as $ar)
if (in_array("USER_GROUP_STATUS", $ar)) {
echo "Got USER_GROUP_STATUS";
}
Live Demo

Answer 2

Simply use in_array() :
if (in_array($string, $Arr)) {
//code
}

Answer 3

$yourArray = Array ( [0] => ALL,'USER_GROUP_STATUS','USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_CREATE_DEPARTMENT','USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_READ_DEPARTMENT','USER_GROUP_HAS_PERMISSION_UPDATE_DEPART' );
$needle = 'USER_GROUP_STATUS';
if(in_array($needle, $yourArray)) {
echo 'found it!';
}
Hope this helps you.

Answer 4

do sth like this
public function by_category()
{
$key= "USER_GROUP_STATUS";
$my_array = $this->Authorize();
if(in_array($key,$my_array)) {
echo 'Bravo!';
die();
}
}