array_key_exists Checks if the given key or index exists in the array Description boolarray_key_exists mixedkey arraysearch array_key_exists returns &true; if the given key is set in the array. key can be any value possible for an array index. <function>array_key_exists</function> example 1, "second" => 4); if (array_key_exists("first", $search_array)) { echo "The 'first' element is in the array"; } ?> ]]> The name of this function is key_exists in PHP version 4.0.6. See also isset.