Question

How to check if string contains in array with PHP

Answer 1

function contains($s, array $arr) {
    foreach($arr as $w) {
        if (stripos($s, $w) !== false) return true;
    }
    return false;
}

$s1 = "php pro";
$s2 = "php programming";
$arr = array('java', 'c++', 'php programming', 'python');

if (contains($s1, $arr))
    echo "Contains\n";
else
    echo "Not contains\n";

if (contains($s2, $arr))
    echo "Contains\n";
else
    echo "Not contains\n";




/*
run:

Not contains
Contains

*/

 

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Answer 2

$s1 = "php pro";
$s2 = "php programming";
$arr = array('java', 'c++', 'php programming', 'python');

if (in_array($s1,  $arr))
    echo "Contains\n";
else
    echo "Not contains\n";

if (in_array($s2,  $arr))
    echo "Contains\n";
else
    echo "Not contains\n";




/*
run:

Not contains
Contains

*/

 

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