Check if item in array is in variable PHP

Question

I have the following code

$var = "cat";
$array = ["cat", "dog", "mouse"];

How would I check if any item from $array is in $var? Something like

if($array in $var) {
    task()
}

[`in_array()`](http://php.net/manual/en/function.in-array.php) — Timurib, Dec 28 '16 at 14:00
you would do the opposite (check if `$var` is in the array). `if(in_array($var, $array))` — mister martin, Dec 28 '16 at 14:01

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 28 '16 at 14:48

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in_array is the way to go! Like this:

if(in_array($var, $array)){
    task();
}

in_array($needle, $haystack) searches your Array $haystack for your var $needle. returns true if your Array contains your var.

edited Dec 28 '16 at 14:48

jophab

answered Dec 28 '16 at 14:04

Philip G

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