The Offset that does not exist in an array then it is called as an undefined offset. Undefined offset error is similar to ArrayOutOfBoundException in Java. If we access an index that does not exist or an empty offset, it will lead to an undefined offset error.
Example: Following PHP code explains how we can access array elements. If the accessed index is not present then it gives an undefined offset error.
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<?php // Declare and initialize an array // $students = ['Rohan', 'Arjun', 'Niharika'] $students = array( 0 => 'Rohan', 1 => 'Arjun', 2 => 'Niharika'); // Rohan echo $students[0]; // ERROR: Undefined offset: 5 echo $students[5]; // ERROR: Undefined index: key echo $students[key]; ?> |
Output:
There are some methods to avoid undefined offset error that are discussed below:
- isset() function: This function checks whether the variable is set and is not equal to null. It also checks if array or array key has null value or not.
Example:
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<?php // Declare and initialize an array // $students = ['Rohan', 'Arjun', 'Niharika'] $students = array( 0 => 'Rohan', 1 => 'Arjun', 2 => 'Niharika'); if(isset($students[5])) { echo $students[5]; } else { echo "Index not present"; } ?> |
Output:
Index not present
- empty() function: This function checks whether the variable or index value in an array is empty or not.
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<?php // Declare and initialize an array // $students = ['Rohan', 'Arjun', 'Niharika'] $students = array( 0 => 'Rohan', 1 => 'Arjun', 2 => 'Niharika'); if(!empty($students[5])) { echo $students[5]; } else { echo "Index not present"; } ?> |
Output:
Index not present
Example:
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<?php // PHP program to illustrate the use // of array_key_exists() function function Exists($index, $array) { if (array_key_exists($index, $array)) { echo "Key Found"; } else{ echo "Key not Found"; } } $array = array( "ram" => 25, "krishna" => 10, "aakash" => 20 ); $index = "aakash"; print_r(Exists($index, $array)); ?> |
Output:
Key Found
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