(PHP 4 >= 4.0.7, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
array_key_exists — Checks if the given key or index exists in the array
$key, array $array): bool
array_key_exists() returns true if the
given key is set in the array.
key can be any value possible
for an array index.
keyValue to check.
arrayAn array with keys to check.
Returns true on success or false on failure.
Note:
array_key_exists() will search for the keys in the first dimension only. Nested keys in multidimensional arrays will not be found.
Example #1 array_key_exists() example
<?php
$search_array = array('first' => 1, 'second' => 4);
if (array_key_exists('first', $search_array)) {
echo "The 'first' element is in the array";
}
?>
Example #2 array_key_exists() vs isset()
isset() does not return true for array keys
that correspond to a null value, while
array_key_exists() does.
<?php
$search_array = array('first' => null, 'second' => 4);
// returns false
isset($search_array['first']);
// returns true
array_key_exists('first', $search_array);
?>
Note:
For backward compatibility reasons, array_key_exists() will also return
trueifkeyis a property defined within an object given asarray. This behaviour is deprecated as of PHP 7.4.0, and removed as of PHP 8.0.0.To check whether a property exists in an object, property_exists() should be used.