array_search_col()

Find the first row in a list of rows (e.g. query results or a parsed JSON array) whose column equals a value.

Syntax

array_search_col(data, column, value)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`data`	array	yes	A list of associative arrays (rows).
`column`	string	yes	The key to compare in each row.
`value`	any	yes	The value to match.

Returns

The first matching row (array), or false if none match.

Example

$items = fromjson($resp["body"]);   // [{"sku":"A1","qty":3}, {"sku":"B2","qty":7}]
$row = array_search_col($items, "sku", "B2");
if ( $row ) sys_log("Qty: " . $row["qty"]);

Example output

["sku" => "B2", "qty" => 7]

Notes

Returns the first match only. Comparison is loose (==).
To search your own tables, prefer records_query(); this is for in-memory arrays.