In this article, we will see array_map(), array_reduce(), and array_walk() functions in PHP. We will see how these functions work along with understanding their basic implementation through the examples.
array_map() Function: The array_map() function returns an array containing the results of applying the callback to each value of the array used as arguments for the callback. In simple words, an array_map() function sends each value of an array to a user function and returns an array with new values. It’s really useful when you want to perform a specific operation on every element of an array. If you want to perform a specific action on each element of an array instead of iterating over each element of an array it is better to use an array_map() function which is built for this. An array_map() function returns an array containing the results of applying the callback function over the array.
Syntax:
array_map(function_name, array1, array2, array3, ...)
Parameters:
- function_name: A callable function to apply to each element in each array.
- array1: It is an array of elements to which the callback function applies.
Note: We can send multiple arrays in the array_map() function.
Example: In this example, we calculate the square of each element in an array using the array_map() function.
PHP
<?php function square($n) { return ($n * $n); } $a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; $b = array_map('square', $a); print_r($b); ?> |
Output:
Array ( [0] => 1 [1] => 4 [2] => 9 [3] => 16 [4] => 25 )
array_reduce() Method: As the name suggests, an array_reduce() function reduces the array to a single value by performing the given operation. The array_reduce() applies the callback function to the elements of the array and gives output as a single value. This function was introduced in PHP 4.0.5.
Syntax:
array_reduce(array, myfunction, initial)
Parameters:
- array: It is the input array that will be reduced to a single value.
- myfunction: It is a callback function that determines how the array should be reduced.
- initial: It is an optional value that will be used at the beginning of the process, or as a final result in case the array is empty.
Example: In the example, we are getting the addition of an array as a single variable.
PHP
<?php function add($num1, $num2) { $num1 += $num2; return $num1; } $a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6); $num1 = array_reduce($a, "add"); echo $num1; ?> |
Output:
21
array_walk() Method: It applies a user-defined function to every member of an array. The array’s keys and values are parameters in the function. The array_walk() function is not affected by the internal array pointer of the array. It will traverse through all the elements. The array_map() cannot operate with the array keys, while the array_walk() function can work with the key values pair.
Syntax:
array_walk(array, myfunction, parameter...)
Parameters:
- array: The input array.
- myfunction: Name of the function
- parameter: Specifies a parameter to the user-defined function. You can assign multiple parameters.
Example:
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<?php function myfunction($value,$key) { echo "Geeksforneveropen $key is about $value \n"; } $articles = array( "article-1" => "HTML", "article-2" => "CSS", "article-3" => "PHP" ); array_walk($articles,"myfunction"); ?> |
Output:
Geeksforneveropen article-1 is about HTML Geeksforneveropen article-2 is about CSS Geeksforneveropen article-3 is about PHP
