What does => mean in php?

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What does “=>” mean in PHP?

I'm learning about arrays and am not certain what => means or does.

Have you seen the manual about arrays? Also see [Reference - What does this symbol mean in PHP?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3737139/reference-what-does-this-symbol-mean-in-php) — BoltClock, Feb 02 '11 at 07:39
This question is already answered here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1241819/what-does-mean-in-php?rq=1 — Aidan, Jan 15 '14 at 22:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '11 at 07:39

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Assignment of a value to a named key.

$example = array('color' => 'blue');
echo $example['color']; //prints blue

answered Feb 02 '11 at 07:39

Dan Grossman

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 02 '11 at 07:39

I believe it is just syntax for writing array literals that behave like maps / dictionaries.

$mydict = array('hello' => 'world');

The above is an array with one element. But instead if indexing that element with an integer index, you use the key 'hello':

echo $mydict['hello']

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