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<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xml:id="function.array-intersect">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>array_intersect</refname>
  <refpurpose>Computes the intersection of arrays</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>array</type><methodname>array_intersect</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>array</parameter></methodparam>
   <methodparam rep="repeat"><type>array</type><parameter>arrays</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>array_intersect</function> returns an array
   containing all the values of <parameter>array</parameter>
   that are present in all the arguments.
   Note that keys are preserved.
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>array</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The array with master values to check.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>arrays</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       Arrays to compare values against.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns an array containing all of the values in 
   <parameter>array</parameter> whose values exist in all of the parameters.
  </para>
 </refsect1> 

 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>array_intersect</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$array1 = array("a" => "green", "red", "blue");
$array2 = array("b" => "green", "yellow", "red");
$result = array_intersect($array1, $array2);
print_r($result);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [a] => green
    [0] => red
)
]]>
    </screen>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="notes">
  &reftitle.notes;
  <note>
   <simpara>
    Two elements are considered equal if and only if
    <literal>(string) $elem1 === (string) $elem2</literal>. In words:
    when the string representation is the same.
    <!-- TODO: example of it... -->
   </simpara>
  </note>
 </refsect1>

 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>array_intersect_assoc</function></member>
    <member><function>array_diff</function></member>
    <member><function>array_diff_assoc</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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