PHP multidimensional array search by value

Question

I have an array where I want to search the uid and get the key of the array.

Examples

Assume we have the following 2-dimensional array:

$userdb = array(
    array(
        'uid' => '100',
        'name' => 'Sandra Shush',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof100'
    ),
    array(
        'uid' => '5465',
        'name' => 'Stefanie Mcmohn',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof100'
    ),
    array(
        'uid' => '40489',
        'name' => 'Michael',
        'pic_square' => 'urlof40489'
    )
);

The function call search_by_uid(100) (uid of first user) should return 0.

The function call search_by_uid(40489) should return 2.

I tried making loops, but I want a faster executing code.

Answer 1

you can use this function ; https://github.com/serhatozles/ArrayAdvancedSearch

<?php 
include('ArraySearch.php');

$query = "a='Example World' and b>='2'";

$Array = array(
'a' => array('d' => '2'),
array('a' => 'Example World','b' => '2'),
array('c' => '3'), array('d' => '4'),
);

$Result = ArraySearch($Array,$query,1);

echo '<pre>';
print_r($Result);
echo '</pre>'; 

// Output:
// Array
// (
//    [0] => Array
//        (
//            [a] => Example World
//            [b] => 2
//        )
//
// )

Answer 2

I want to check tha in the following array $arr is there 'abc' exists in sub arrays or not

$arr = array(
    array(
        'title' => 'abc'
    )
);

Then i can use this

$res = array_search('abc', array_column($arr, 'title'));
if($res == ''){
    echo 'exists';
} else {
    echo 'notExists';
}

I think This is the Most simple way to define

Answer 3

for( $i =0; $i < sizeof($allUsers); $i++)
    {   
    $NEEDLE1='firstname';
    $NEEDLE2='emailAddress';
    $sterm='Tofind';
     if(isset($allUsers[$i][$NEEDLE1]) && isset($allUsers[$i][$NEEDLE2])
        {
            $Fname= $allUsers[$i][$NEEDLE1];
            $Lname= $allUsers[$i][$NEEDLE2];

            $pos1 = stripos($Fname, $sterm);
            $pos2=stripos($Lname, $sterm);//not case sensitive 

            if($pos1 !== false ||$pos2 !== false)
            {$resultsMatched[] =$allUsers[$i];}
            else
            {   continue;}              
        }

}
Print_r($resultsMatched); //will give array for matched values even partially matched

With help of above code one can find any(partially matched) data from any column in 2D array so user id can be found as required in question.