can do this:
$array = array('apple', 'pear', 'orange', 'apricot');
$array = array_flip($array);
$keyword = 'orange';
echo "found '$orange' @ index:" . $array[$keyword];
Don't use this method though! It makes your program slow!
Elias
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>
> This may be a silly question, but I'm used to being able to find PHP
> functions to do whatever I want, but I can't find one to do this!
>
> If I have an array like this:
>
> [0] -> 'apple';
> [1] -> 'pear';
> [2] -> 'orange';
> [3] -> 'apricot';
>
> I know I can use in_array() to check whether, say, 'orange' is in the
> array; but how do I then find out which index 'orange' is at?
>
> --
> Tim Fountain ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> http://www.tfountain.co.uk/
>
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