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  <refentry id="function.array-combine">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>array_combine</refname>
    <refpurpose>
     Creates an array by using one array for keys and another for its values
    </refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>array</type><methodname>array_combine</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>keys</parameter></methodparam>
      <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>values</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     Returns an <type>array</type> by using the values from the
     <parameter>keys</parameter> array as keys and the values from the
     <parameter>values</parameter> array as the corresponding values.
    </para>
    <para>
     Returns &false; if the number of elements for each array isn't equal or
     if the arrays are empty.
    </para>
    <para>
     <example>
      <title>A simple <function>array_combine</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$a = array('green', 'red', 'yellow');
$b = array('avocado', 'apple', 'banana');
$c = array_combine($a, $b);

print_r($c);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
      <para>
       Outputs:
      </para>
      <screen>
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [green]  => avocado
    [red]    => apple
    [yellow] => banana
)
]]>
      </screen>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>array_merge</function>,
     <function>array_walk</function>, and
     <function>array_values</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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