Find a specific value from an exploded array - php

Question

Hello so I have exploded a row from my database, I want to find a specific value based on the exploded array.
My row example.
Josh Johnson|Jenny Launcher|Easter Fonter|Eric Bennett
Here is my code:
<?php
$rowexplode = $row['name'];
$a = explode("|",$rowexplode);
if(count($a)>1) {
$explode_results = $rowexplode;
$explode_array = str_replace("|",", ", $explode_results);
echo $explode_array;
}
else {
echo "";
}
?>
This is what it shows
Josh Johnson, Jenny Launcher, Easter Fonter, Eric Bennett
Now I would like it to grab one of those names and display it.
For example. Grab Easter Fonter from the list and echo something like "Easter Fonter was here".
I don't know if it's possible to specify a specific name out of the exploded array.

Answer 1

You can use in_array function to check. Since you already have data in array $a
if(in_array("Easter Fonter", $a))

Answer 2

It helps to know what you've created at each step of the way:
<?php
$rowexplode = $row['name']; // $rowexplode is now a string
$a = explode("|",$rowexplode);
// $a is an array with strings, such as:
// array('Josh Johnson, 'Jenny Launcher', 'Easter Fonter', 'Eric Bennett')
if(count($a)>1) {
$explode_results = $rowexplode;
// $explode_results is now just a copy of $rowexplode, still just a string
$explode_array = str_replace("|",", ", $explode_results);
// This says array, but it isn't. It's just a string with the pipes replaced:
// "Josh Johnson, Jenny Launcher, Easter Fonter, Eric Bennett"
echo $explode_array;
// Output that string
}
So, if you want the values, you could do:
foreach ($a as $name) {
echo "$name was here\n"; // Echo each name one at a time
}

Answer 3

$arr = ["Josh Johnson", "Jenny Launcher", "Easter Fonter", "Eric Bennett"];
foreach($arr as $name) {
if($name == "Easter Fonter") {
echo $name + " was here";
}
}

Answer 4

This may helpful
//your text here
$rowexplode = 'Josh Johnson|Jenny Launcher|Easter Fonter|Eric Bennett';
$a = explode("|",$rowexplode);
if(count($a)>1) {
//your search string
$name = "Easter Fonter";
//check here
if(in_array($name,$a))
{
echo $name." was here.";
}else{
echo "Name Not Found".implode(', ', $a);
}
}
else {
echo "";
}
?>