Snippet. PHP. Find if Array is Associative

    This PHP function will help you find, if an array is associative or not.

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// FUNCTION: is_assoc                                                  //
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   /**
    * Checks, if an array is associative
    * @param $array the array to be tested
    * @return Boolean true, if the array is associative, false otherwise
    */
function is_assoc($array) {
    if (is_array == false) return false;
    return (count($array)==0 || 0 !== count(array_diff_key($array, array_keys(array_keys($array)))));
}
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//  FUNCTION: is_assoc                                                 //
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Updated on: 23 Nov 2024