Document array_column()

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<refentry xml:id="function.array-column" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>array_column</refname>
<refpurpose>Return the values from a single column in the input array</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>array</type><methodname>array_column</methodname>
<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>input</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>column_key</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>index_key</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>array_column</function> returns the values from a single column of
the <parameter>input</parameter> array, identified by the
<parameter>column_key</parameter>. Optionally, you may provide an
<parameter>index_key</parameter> to index the values in the returned array by
the values from the <parameter>index_key</parameter> column in the input
array.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>input</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A multi-dimensional array (record set) from which to pull a column of
values.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>column_key</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The column of values to return. This value may be the integer key of the
column you wish to retrieve, or it may be the string key name for an
associative array.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>index_key</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The column to use as the index/keys for the returned array. This value
may be the integer key of the column, or it may be the string key name.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns an array of values representing a single column from the input array.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Get column of first names from recordset</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Array representing a possible record set returned from a database
$records = array(
array(
'id' => 2135,
'first_name' => 'John',
'last_name' => 'Doe',
),
array(
'id' => 3245,
'first_name' => 'Sally',
'last_name' => 'Smith',
),
array(
'id' => 5342,
'first_name' => 'Jane',
'last_name' => 'Jones',
),
array(
'id' => 5623,
'first_name' => 'Peter',
'last_name' => 'Doe',
)
);
$first_names = array_column($records, 'first_name');
print_r($first_names);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[0] => John
[1] => Sally
[2] => Jane
[3] => Peter
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>
Get column of last names from recordset, indexed by the "id" column
</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// Using the $records array from Example #1
$last_names = array_column($records, 'last_name', 'id');
print_r($last_names);
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
[2135] => Doe
[3245] => Smith
[5342] => Jones
[5623] => Doe
)
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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