PHP array_count_values() Function
October 29, 2020
Hello folks! welcome to another section of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial, we will be discussing about PHP's array_count_values() Function.
The array_count_values() function returns an associative array of values using values of the input array as keys and their frequency in input array as values.
The array_count_values() function returns an associative array of values using values of the input array as keys and their frequency in input array as values.
Syntax
Following below is the syntax to use this function -
array array_count_values ( array $input );
Parameter Details
Sr.No | Parameter & Description |
---|---|
1 | input (mandatory) The input array of values to count |
Return Value
It returns an associative array of values from input as keys and their count as values.
PHP Version
This function was first lunched as part of core PHP v 4.0.0.
Errors/Exceptions
This will throw an E_WARNING for every element that's not a string or integer.
Example1
Try the following example below -
<?php $input = array("orange", "mango", "banana", "orange", "banana" ); print_r(array_count_values($input)); ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
Array ( [orange] => 2 [mango] => 1 [banana] => 2 )
Example2
Try the following example below with all integer values -
<?php $input = array(10, 15, 30, 15, 10); print_r(array_count_values($input)); ?>
Output
When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -
Array ( [10] => 2 [15] => 2 [30] => 1 )
READ: PHP array() Function
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