Example | Name | Result |
---|---|---|
$a + $b | Union | Union of $a and $b. |
$a == $b | Equality | TRUE if $a and $b have the same key/value pairs. |
$a === $b | Identity | TRUE if $a and $b have the same key/value pairs in the same
order and of the same types. |
$a != $b | Inequality | TRUE if $a is not equal to $b. |
$a <> $b | Inequality | TRUE if $a is not equal to $b. |
$a !== $b | Non-identity | TRUE if $a is not identical to $b. |
The + operator returns the right-hand array appended to the left-hand array; for keys that exist in both arrays, the elements from the left-hand array will be used, and the matching elements from the right-hand array will be ignored.
<?php
$a = array("a" => "apple", "b" => "banana");
$b = array("a" => "pear", "b" => "strawberry", "c" => "cherry");
$c = $a + $b; // Union of $a and $b
echo "Union of \$a and \$b: \n";
var_dump($c);
$c = $b + $a; // Union of $b and $a
echo "Union of \$b and \$a: \n";
var_dump($c);
?>
Union of $a and $b: array(3) { ["a"]=> string(5) "apple" ["b"]=> string(6) "banana" ["c"]=> string(6) "cherry" } Union of $b and $a: array(3) { ["a"]=> string(4) "pear" ["b"]=> string(10) "strawberry" ["c"]=> string(6) "cherry" }
Elements of arrays are equal for the comparison if they have the same key and value.
Example #1 Comparing arrays
<?php
$a = array("apple", "banana");
$b = array(1 => "banana", "0" => "apple");
var_dump($a == $b); // bool(true)
var_dump($a === $b); // bool(false)
?>
See also the manual sections on the Array type and Array functions.