Array Functions

PHP array_walk_recursive() Function

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Description

The array_walk_recursive() function apply a user-defined function recursively to every element of an array. This function is mainly used with deeper arrays (an array inside an array).

The following table summarizes the technical details of this function.

Return Value: Returns TRUE on success or FALSE on failure.
Version: PHP 5+

Syntax

The basic syntax of the array_walk_recursive() function is given with:

array_walk_recursive(array, callback, userdata);

The following example shows the array_walk_recursive() function in action.

<?php
// Defining a callback function
function myFunction($item, $key){
    echo "<p>$key holds $item</p>";
}

// Sample arrays
$pets = array("c" => "cat", "d" => "dog");
$animals = array("pets" => $pets, "wild" => "tiger");
array_walk_recursive($animals, "myFunction");
?>

Parameters

The array_walk_recursive() function accepts the following parameters.

Parameter Description
array Required. Specifies the array to work on.
callback Required. Specifies the name of the user-defined callback function. The callback function typically takes on two parameters — the array value being the first, and the key/index second.
userdata Optional. Specifies a parameter to the user-defined callback function. It will be passed as the third parameter to the callback function.

More Examples

Here're some more examples showing how array_walk_recursive() function actually works:

You can also pass nested indexed array as a parameter to this function, as shown here:

<?php
// Defining a callback function
function myFunction($value, $index){
    echo "<p>The value at index $index is $value</p>";
}

// Sample array
$colors = array("red", "green", "blue", array("white", "black"));
array_walk_recursive($colors, "myFunction");
?>
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