array_map Applies the callback to the elements of the given arrays &reftitle.description; arrayarray_map callablecallback arrayarray1 array... array_map returns an &array; containing the results of applying the callback to the corresponding index of array1 (and ... if more arrays are provided) used as arguments for the callback. The number of parameters that the callback function accepts should match the number of arrays passed to array_map. &reftitle.parameters; callback A callable to run for each element in each array. &null; can be passed as a value to callback to perform a zip operation on multiple arrays. If only array1 is provided, array_map will return the input array. array1 An array to run through the callback function. ... Supplementary variable list of array arguments to run through the callback function. &reftitle.returnvalues; Returns an array containing the results of applying the callback function to the corresponding index of array1 (and ... if more arrays are provided) used as arguments for the callback. The returned array will preserve the keys of the array argument if and only if exactly one array is passed. If more than one array is passed, the returned array will have sequential integer keys. &reftitle.examples; <function>array_map</function> example ]]> This makes $b have: 1 [1] => 8 [2] => 27 [3] => 64 [4] => 125 ) ]]> <function>array_map</function> using a lambda function (as of PHP 5.3.0) ]]> 2 [1] => 4 [2] => 6 [3] => 8 [4] => 10 ) ]]> <function>array_map</function> - using more arrays $m]; } $a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; $b = ['uno', 'dos', 'tres', 'cuatro', 'cinco']; $c = array_map('show_Spanish', $a, $b); print_r($c); $d = array_map('map_Spanish', $a , $b); print_r($d); ?> ]]> &example.outputs; The number 1 is called uno in Spanish [1] => The number 2 is called dos in Spanish [2] => The number 3 is called tres in Spanish [3] => The number 4 is called cuatro in Spanish [4] => The number 5 is called cinco in Spanish ) // printout of $d Array ( [0] => Array ( [1] => uno ) [1] => Array ( [2] => dos ) [2] => Array ( [3] => tres ) [3] => Array ( [4] => cuatro ) [4] => Array ( [5] => cinco ) ) ]]> Usually when using two or more arrays, they should be of equal length because the callback function is applied in parallel to the corresponding elements. If the arrays are of unequal length, shorter ones will be extended with empty elements to match the length of the longest. An interesting use of this function is to construct an array of arrays, which can be easily performed by using &null; as the name of the callback function Performing a zip operation of arrays ]]> &example.outputs; Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => one [2] => uno ) [1] => Array ( [0] => 2 [1] => two [2] => dos ) [2] => Array ( [0] => 3 [1] => three [2] => tres ) [3] => Array ( [0] => 4 [1] => four [2] => cuatro ) [4] => Array ( [0] => 5 [1] => five [2] => cinco ) ) ]]> &null; <parameter>callback</parameter> with only <parameter>array1</parameter> ]]> &example.outputs; int(1) [1]=> int(2) [2]=> int(3) } ]]> <function>array_map</function> - with string keys 'value']; function cb1($a) { return [$a]; } function cb2($a, $b) { return [$a, $b]; } var_dump(array_map('cb1', $arr)); var_dump(array_map('cb2', $arr, $arr)); var_dump(array_map(null, $arr)); var_dump(array_map(null, $arr, $arr)); ?> ]]> &example.outputs; array(1) { [0]=> string(5) "value" } } array(1) { [0]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(5) "value" [1]=> string(5) "value" } } array(1) { ["stringkey"]=> string(5) "value" } array(1) { [0]=> array(2) { [0]=> string(5) "value" [1]=> string(5) "value" } } ]]> &reftitle.seealso; array_filter array_reduce array_walk