Array Functions
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array_combine

(PHP 5)

array_combineCreates an array by using one array for keys and another for its values

Description

array array_combine ( array $keys , array $values )

Creates an array by using the values from the keys array as keys and the values from the values array as the corresponding values.

Parameters

keys

Array of keys to be used. Illegal values for key will be converted to string .

values

Array of values to be used

Return Values

Returns the combined array , FALSE if the number of elements for each array isn't equal or if the arrays are empty.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws E_WARNING if keys and values are either empty or the number of elements does not match.

Examples

Example #1 A simple array_combine() example

<?php
$a 
= array('green''red''yellow');
$b = array('avocado''apple''banana');
$c array_combine($a$b);

print_r($c);
?>

The above example will output:

Array
(
    [green]  => avocado
    [red]    => apple
    [yellow] => banana
)

See Also


Array Functions
PHP Manual