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PHP array_diff_uassoc() Function

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Example

Compare the keys and values of two arrays (use a user-defined function to compare the keys), and return the differences:

<?php
function myfunction($a,$b)
{
if ($a===$b)
  {
  return 0;
  }
  return ($a>$b)?1:-1;
}

$a1=array("a"=>"red","b"=>"green","c"=>"blue");
$a2=array("d"=>"red","b"=>"green","e"=>"blue");

$result=array_diff_uassoc($a1,$a2,"myfunction");
print_r($result);
?>
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Definition and Usage

The array_diff_uassoc() function compares the keys and values of two (or more) arrays, and returns the differences.

Note: This function uses a user-defined function to compare the keys!

This function compares the keys and values of two (or more) arrays, and return an array that contains the entries from array1 that are not present in array2 or array3, etc.


Syntax

array_diff_uassoc(array1,array2,array3...,myfunction);

Parameter Description
array1 Required. The array to compare from
array2 Required. An array to compare against
array3,... Optional. More arrays to compare against
myfunction Required. A string that define a callable comparison function. The comparison function must return an integer <, =, or > than 0 if the first argument is <, =, or > than the second argument

Technical Details

Return Value: Returns an array containing the entries from array1 that are not present in any of the other arrays
PHP Version: 5+

More Examples

Example 1

Compare the keys and values of three arrays (use a user-defined function to compare the keys), and return the differences:

<?php
function myfunction($a,$b)
{
if ($a===$b)
  {
  return 0;
  }
  return ($a>$b)?1:-1;
}

$a1=array("a"=>"red","b"=>"green","c"=>"blue");
$a2=array("a"=>"red","b"=>"green","d"=>"blue");
$a3=array("e"=>"yellow","a"=>"red","d"=>"blue");

$result=array_diff_uassoc($a1,$a2,$a3,"myfunction");
print_r($result);
?>
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