PHP Array

Array is used to store a collection of values at one place instead of creating different variables.

PHP Have 2 types of arrays.

Indexed Arrays
Associative Arrays

Define Indexed Array

In PHP arrays are defined by array() method or by square brackets


	<?php
	//Numeric Index Array
	$colors=array("black","white","green");
	
	//another way of defining array
	$fruit[]="Apple";
	$fruit[]="Orange";
	$fruit[]="Mango";
	?>

Indexed Array Example

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	<?php
	//Numeric Index Array
	$colors=array("black","white","green");
	
	echo "i like ".$colors[0]." color and my country flag contains ".$colors[1]." & ".$colors[2]." Colors";
	?>

Manually Assigned Indexed Array Example

PHP allow manually assigned Index to an array

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	<?php
	//Manually assign Array Index
	$colors[1]="Black";
	$colors[2]="White";
	$colors[3]="Green";
	echo "i like ".$colors[1]." color and my country flag contains ".$colors[2]." & ".$colors[3]." Colors";
	?>

Loop Through Indexed Array Example

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	<?php
	//loop through Indexed Array
	$Cities=array("Lahore","Dubai","Jinan");
	for($a=0;$a<3;$a++){
		echo $Cities[$a]."<br>";
	}
	?>

Associative Array Example

Associative Arrays contains Alphanumeric Index instead of Numeric Index.

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	<?php
	//Associative Array
	$height=array("Qasim"=>5.7,"Fasial"=>5.5,"Kamran"=>6);
	echo "Qasim height is ".$height['Qasim']." Feet 
";
	echo "Fasial height is ".$height['Fasial']." Feet 
";
	echo "Kamran height is ".$height['Kamran']." Feet 
";
	?>

Associative Array with Foreach Loop Example

Foreach loop is designed for Arrays and it work very fine with Associative Arrays.

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	<?php
	//Associative Array via ForeachLoop
	$height=array("Qasim"=>5.7,"Fasial"=>5.5,"Kamran"=>6);
	foreach($height as $name=>$value){
		echo $name." height is ".$value." Feet 
";
	}
	?>