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Arrays

Arrays are ordered key/value maps.

What it is

Arrays are ordered key/value maps.

When to use it

Use for lists and simple structured data.

Syntax

$names = array_map(fn ($user) => $user["name"], $users);

Example

$users = [["name" => "Ada"], ["name" => "Lin"]];
$names = array_map(fn ($user) => $user["name"], $users);
foreach ($names as $name) {
    echo $name . PHP_EOL;
}

Common mistakes

Missing keys produce warnings; numeric keys may be preserved by filtering.

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