PHP Associative Arrays

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PHP Associative Arrays

Associative arrays are arrays that use named keys that you assign to them.

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$car = array("brand"=>"Ford", "model"=>"Mustang", "year"=>1964);
var_dump($car);
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Access Associative Arrays

To access an array item you can refer to the key name.

Example

Display the model of the car:

$car = array("brand"=>"Ford", "model"=>"Mustang", "year"=>1964);
echo $car["model"];
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Change Value

To change the value of an array item, use the key name:

Example

Change the year item:

$car = array("brand"=>"Ford", "model"=>"Mustang", "year"=>1964);
$car["year"] = 2024;
var_dump($car);
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Loop Through an Associative Array

To loop through and print all the values of an associative array, you could use a foreach loop, like this:

Example

Display all array items, keys and values:

$car = array("brand"=>"Ford", "model"=>"Mustang", "year"=>1964);

foreach ($car as $x => $y) {
  echo "$x: $y <br>";
}
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For a complete reference of all array functions, go to our complete PHP Array Reference.


PHP Exercises

Test Yourself With Exercises

Exercise:

Create an associative array containing the age of Peter, Ben and Joe.

$age = array("Peter""35", "Ben""37", "Joe""43");

Start the Exercise

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