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Using explode('<br>',$String) I have an Array1 with sub-Strings.

I want to use an Array2 as needles to loop through Array1 and if a Sub-String is found return Array2 values.

Example:

$Array1 { [0]=> string(3) "red"
          [1]=> string(4) "Blue"
          [3]=> string(5) "Black" };


$Array2 [
        'red' => "Red",
        'Yellow' => "Yellow"];

What is the best method/function to approach this task.

In the example above the Array1 ( Haystack) has a substring "red" , I want to be able to define Key => values in Array2 to use as needles and when for example a certain Key is found return its value. 

// Output above

"Red"

Thanks

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Why not simply use $result = array_intersect_key($Array2, array_flip($Array1)); then loop through $result –  Mark Baker Apr 27 '13 at 16:32
    
42[][][][][[][][][[] –  PeeHaa Apr 27 '13 at 16:59
    
Thanks Mark, using array_flip() did switch Values/keys as I wanted, can you provide an example for looping through $result. –  user2286494 Apr 27 '13 at 17:22

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You can do it with a simple foreach loop

function getColorOrSomething(&$array1, &$array2){
    foreach($array2 as $key=>$value)
         if(in_array($key, $array1))
            return $value;


     return null; //no match found

}

and then of course call the function with the 2 arrays

$selected = getColorOrSomething($array1, $array2);
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You can use a nested loop like this:

$key = "";
$value = "";

foreach( $Array1 as $ar1 ) {
    foreach( $Array2 as $ak2=>ar2 ) {
        if( preg_match("/" . $ak2 . "/", $ar1) ) {
            $key = $ak2;
            break;
        }

        if( $key != "" ) {
            $value = $ar1; 
            break;
        }
    }
}

echo "Key: " . $key . " & Value: " . $value;

Like so..

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there is no need to user regular expression for simply comparing 2 string - there is an overhead while using it –  Yaron U. Apr 27 '13 at 17:07

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