PHP foreach Loop
The foreach
loop - Loops through a block of code for each element in an array.
The PHP foreach Loop
The foreach
loop works only on arrays, and is used to loop through each key/value pair in an array.
Syntax
foreach ($array as $value) {
code to be executed;
}
For every loop iteration, the value of the current array element is assigned to $value and the array pointer is moved by one, until it reaches the last array element.
Examples
The following example will output the values of the given array ($colors):
Example
<?php
$colors = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow");
foreach ($colors as $value) {
echo "$value <br>";
}
?>
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The following example will output both the keys and the values of the given array ($age):
Example
<?php
$age = array("Peter"=>"35", "Ben"=>"37", "Joe"=>"43");
foreach($age as $x => $val) {
echo "$x = $val<br>";
}
?>
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You will learn more about arrays in the PHP Arrays chapter.