PHP - Search Array For 'Same' Values

[oliverj777]

Hello,

 

I have an array, and I want to search the array for a particular 'word' and return how many times that 'word' is in the array. I tried using the search_array, but that just seems to find the first 'word' and return it. What I want it this:

 

$array = array(0-blue, 1-yellow, 2-red, 3-blue, 4-blue, 5-blue, 6-yellow);

 

Lets say I want to see how many times the word 'blue' is in the array: $counter = 4;

How would I achieve this?

 

Thanks

[AyKay47]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-count-values.php

[oliverj777]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-count-values.php

 

This doesn't let me search for a specific word/value 

[Drummin]

Part of the issue "might" be the way you've made your array.  Here's two examples.

$search="blue";
$array = array("blue", "yellow", "red", "blue", "blue", "blue", "yellow");	

$counts= array_keys($array,$search);
$counter=count($counts);
echo " $counter";

echo "<br/>"; 
$counts2=array_count_values($array);
$counter2=$counts2[$search];
echo "$counter2";	
?>

[oliverj777]

Part of the issue "might" be the way you've made your array.  Here's two examples.

$search="blue";
$array = array("blue", "yellow", "red", "blue", "blue", "blue", "yellow");	

$counts= array_keys($array,$search);
$counter=count($counts);
echo " $counter";

echo "<br/>"; 
$counts2=array_count_values($array);
$counter2=$counts2[$search];
echo "$counter2";	
?>

 

Thanks, your first option works like a charm. Thanks! 

[AyKay47]

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-count-values.php

 

This doesn't let me search for a specific word/value 

 

sure it does:

 

$array = array('blue', 'yellow', 'red', 'blue', 'blue', blue', yellow');
$count_arr = array_count_values($array);
$blue_count = $count_arr['blue']; //prints 4