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strstr() and stristr() with Arrays

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Searches an array $haystack for $needle. Returns the value of the element which contains the first result. Use strstr_array() for case-sensitive searches and stristr_array() for case-insensitive searches.

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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. function strstr_array( $haystack, $needle ) {
  4. 	if ( !is_array( $haystack ) ) {
  5. 		return false;
  6. 	}
  7. 	foreach ( $haystack as $element ) {
  8. 		if ( strstr( $element, $needle ) ) {
  9. 			return $element;
  10. 		}
  11. 	}
  12. }
  13.  
  14. function stristr_array( $haystack, $needle ) {
  15. 	if ( !is_array( $haystack ) ) {
  16. 		return false;
  17. 	}
  18. 	foreach ( $haystack as $element ) {
  19. 		if ( stristr( $element, $needle ) ) {
  20. 			return $element;
  21. 		}
  22. 	}
  23. }
  24.  
  25. ?>

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