PHP check if array contains value from array with different key

Question

I have this array:

$term = array();

For example:

$common_item = array('id' => 0, 'full_name' => 'my great name'); //etc
$first_item = array('name' => 'Robert', 'item' => $common_item);

$second_item = array('name' => 'Roberto', 'item' => $common_item);

$term[] = $first_item;
//check if terms already has an item with the same item(common_item) and don't add
$term[] = $second_item;

So both items in term have the same 'item' value. How can i check if term item already has the same item in terms array before adding?

Not entirely sure what logic you're trying to implement. Please share actual outcome vs. desired outcome (edit question). And show us what you've tried already, your best attempt, you might be closer to a solution than you think. — berend, Nov 27 '21 at 13:36

DeanTwit · Answer 1 · 2021-11-27T12:30:10.307

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Did you try with in_array() function ?

 <?php
   $os = array("Mac", "NT", "Irix", "Linux");
    if (in_array("Irix", $os)) {
    echo "Got Irix";
    }
    if (in_array("mac", $os)) {
    echo "Got mac";
   }
 ?>

Source: https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.in-array.php

Edit: Possible duplicate ### in_array() and multidimensional array

edited Nov 27 '21 at 12:30

answered Nov 27 '21 at 12:20

DeanTwit

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Two items have the same 'item' value but not 'name' value so in_array will return false – Bobby Redjeans Nov 27 '21 at 12:21
OK, I got it. It is possible duplicate : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4128323/in-array-and-multidimensional-array . – DeanTwit Nov 27 '21 at 12:27

PHP check if array contains value from array with different key

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Edit: Possible duplicate ### in_array() and multidimensional array