php-doc-en/reference/array/functions/key.xml
Philip Olson dabad796d9 Be clear that key() works with all arrays (closes bug #44016).
Also, added example output to <example>.


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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry xml:id="function.key" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>key</refname>
<refpurpose>Fetch a key from an array</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>key</methodname>
<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter role="reference">array</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>key</function> returns the index element of the current array
position.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>array</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The array.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the index.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>key</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$array = array(
'fruit1' => 'apple',
'fruit2' => 'orange',
'fruit3' => 'grape',
'fruit4' => 'apple',
'fruit5' => 'apple');
// this cycle echoes all associative array
// key where value equals "apple"
while ($fruit_name = current($array)) {
if ($fruit_name == 'apple') {
echo key($array).'<br />';
}
next($array);
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
fruit1<br />
fruit4<br />
fruit5<br />
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>current</function></member>
<member><function>next</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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