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Get a subset of elements from a flat array starting from one value and ending at another value

If I have an array, for ex,

$numarray = array("abc", "def", "ghi", "jkl", "mno");

How can I select values in between the starting point and ending point. If the starting point is def and end point is jkl, then it should return ["def", "ghi" and "jkl"]. The starting and ending string is dynamic so it should match and then return the range of values.

Solution

  • This should work for you:

    Just take an array_slice() from your array.

    <?php

    $numarray = array("abc", "def", "ghi", "jkl", "mno");
    $start = "def";
    $end = "jkl";   
    $startPosition = array_search($start, $numarray);
    $endPosition = array_search($end, $numarray) - $startPosition + 1;

    print_r(array_slice($numarray, $startPosition, $endPosition));

?>

    output:

    Array
(
    [0] => def
    [1] => ghi
    [2] => jkl
)