On 27 February 2007 04:23, Gerry D wrote:

> I have a question on how to retrieve the value that corresponds to a
> key in an array. 
> 
> $fruit = array('a' => 'apple', 'b' => 'banana', 'c' => 'cranberry');
> 
>               $key = array_search($c, $fruit);
>               if ( $key === FALSE )
>                       $n = $c;
>               else
>               {
>                       $n = $fruit[$key];  // how to get the value???
>               }
> 
> the array_search works ok, but how do I get the value?
> 
> all I get back is 'a' or 'b', not 'apple' or 'banana'...

Please show a little more code, as it looks to me as though this should work 
how you think it should.

Specifically:  how do we know what is in $c? how do you know the array_search 
works? how do you know $n is only getting 'a', 'b', or 'c'?  (Hint: var_dump() 
is your friend!)

Cheers!

Mike

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