How to push a found array item into another array?

Question

I have an array. But trying to separate items. For example:

$array1 = ["banana","car","carrot"];

trying to push car into another array which is $array2

$push = array_push($array1, "car") = $array2;

I try to find array_push usage for this but the documentation is all about. sending new item to array. Not array to array. Is this possible with array_push or need to use something else?

I need to search for the value car in $array1, push it into $array2 and remove it from $array1.

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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:39

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You can push $array1 item car into $array2 as like below

$array2 = array();
$array1 = ["banana","car","carrot"];  

array_push($array2, $array1[1]);

print_r($array2); /* OutPut Array ( [0] => car ) */

As you know $array1[1] has value is car so it will push it into $array2 by suing php built-in function array_push()

answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:39

Ayaz Ali Shah

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I am trying to do it not by number but by name. is it possible? – Dec 19 '18 at 07:43
@Barbie since this is not an associative array so you can't use key as string because there is not. So you will have to use `index` – Ayaz Ali Shah Dec 19 '18 at 07:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:52

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Here is a flexible solution that allows you to search by "car", then IF it exists, it will be pushed into the second array and omitted from the first.

Code: (Demo)

$array1 = ["banana","car","carrot"];  
$needle = "car";
if (($index = array_search($needle, $array1)) !== false) {
    $array2[] = $array1[$index];
    unset($array1[$index]);
}

var_export($array1);
echo "\n---\n";
var_export($array2);

Output:

array (
  0 => 'banana',
  2 => 'carrot',
)
---
array (
  0 => 'car',
)

answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:52

mickmackusa

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I was very surprised to see the flurry of downvotes -- I cannot confidently state the reason. The most you can do is make sure that you clearly thoroughly explain your questions. – mickmackusa Dec 19 '18 at 07:57

score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:44

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Hope this will help you.

$array1 = ["banana","car","carrot"];  
$array2 = array_slice($array1, 1, 1);
unset($array1[1]);

answered Dec 19 '18 at 07:44

Karthik Sekar

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How to push a found array item into another array?

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