PHP array_uintersect() function (with example)

Hey there,

I encountered a similar issue while working with the array_uintersect() function in PHP, so I thought I'd share my experience. The array_uintersect() function allows you to find the intersection between two or more arrays using a user-defined callback function for value comparison.

To use this function, you'll need to define your own comparison callback function that takes two values as parameters and returns an integer. This integer should be negative if the first value is less than the second, positive if the first value is greater than the second, and zero if both values are equal.

Here's a simple example to illustrate how array_uintersect() works:

php
// Define the callback function for value comparison

function compareValues($a, $b) {

    if ($a === $b) {

        return 0;

    } elseif ($a < $b) {

        return -1;

    } else {

        return 1;

    }

}



// Define two arrays

$array1 = [2, 4, 6, 8, 10];

$array2 = [1, 2, 3, 5, 8];



// Compute the intersection using array_uintersect()

$intersection = array_uintersect($array1, $array2, 'compareValues');



// Output the result

print_r($intersection);

Array

(

    [0] => 2

    [3] => 8

)

Hey everyone,

I just wanted to chime in here and share my personal experience with using the array_uintersect() function in PHP. I found it quite handy and thought I could add my own perspective to this discussion.

In my project, I had an interesting requirement where I needed to compare two arrays of objects based on a specific property and find their intersection. The array_uintersect() function proved to be incredibly useful in solving this problem.

To make it work, I defined a callback function that took two objects as parameters and compared their properties. In my case, I wanted to find the objects that had the same "id" property value. Here's a simplified version of my implementation:

php
// Custom callback function for object property comparison

function compareProperties($obj1, $obj2) {

    return strcmp($obj1->id, $obj2->id);

}



// Define two arrays of objects

$firstArray = [

    (object) ['id' => '101', 'name' => 'John'],

    (object) ['id' => '202', 'name' => 'Jane'],

    (object) ['id' => '303', 'name' => 'Bob']

];



$secondArray = [

    (object) ['id' => '202', 'name' => 'Jane'],

    (object) ['id' => '404', 'name' => 'Alice'],

    (object) ['id' => '505', 'name' => 'Tom']

];



// Compute the intersection using array_uintersect()

$intersection = array_uintersect($firstArray, $secondArray, 'compareProperties');



// Output the result

print_r($intersection);

Array

(

    [1] => stdClass Object

        (

            [id] => 202

            [name] => Jane

        )

)

Hey folks,

I stumbled upon this thread and wanted to contribute my personal experience with the array_uintersect() function in PHP. Let me share my insights!

I recently worked on a project where I needed to find the common elements between two arrays, but with a specific comparison logic. The array_uintersect() function came to the rescue.

The key here is to understand that array_uintersect() allows you to provide a custom callback function to compare values. This callback function should accept two parameters (the values being compared) and return an integer value. The comparison logic is entirely up to you.

For instance, let's say you have two arrays of strings: $fruits and $colors. You want to find the fruits that have a color starting with the letter "r". Here's how you can achieve that using array_uintersect():

php
// Custom callback function for comparison

function customComparison($fruit, $color) {

    $colorStaringWithR = 'r';

    

    if (strpos($color, $colorStaringWithR) === 0) {

        return strcmp($fruit, $color);

    }

    

    return -1;

}



$fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'pear'];

$colors = ['red', 'yellow', 'brown', 'pink'];



// Compute intersection using array_uintersect() and custom comparison

$intersection = array_uintersect($fruits, $colors, 'customComparison');



// Output the result

print_r($intersection);

Array

(

    [0] => apple

    [2] => orange

)

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