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# array_search

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.5)

array_search -- Searches the array for a given value and returns the corresponding key if successful

## Description

``mixed array_search` (mixed needle, array haystack [, bool strict])`

Searches `haystack` for `needle` and returns the key if it is found in the array, `FALSE` otherwise.

If the optional third parameter `strict` is set to `TRUE` then the array_search() will also check the types of the `needle` in the `haystack`.

Warning
This function may return `FALSE`, but may also return a value evaluating to `FALSE` in a simple if statement. Please use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

See also in_array().

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