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Check if value is the only thing in an array using php


I have an array that looks like this...

Array
(
    [0] => red
    [1] => red
    [2] => red
)

I am trying to check if red is the only thing in the array, I would want it to fail if the array looked like this...

Array
(
    [0] => red
    [1] => yellow
    [2] => red
)

Solution

  • Using array_unique() you can just count the number of occurances returned. If its > 1 you have not got all red

    <?php
    $array = ['red','red','red'];
    
    if ( count(array_unique($array)) == 1 && array_unique($array)[0] == 'red' ) {
        echo 'all red';
    } else {
        echo 'error';
    }