array_combine()

The array_combine() method returns a new array of key-value pairs from two separate arrays.

Syntax

array_combine(arrayOfKeys, arrayOfValues)

• arrayOfKeys: An array with elements to be used as keys in the combined array.
• arrayOfValues: An array with elements to be used as values in the combined array.

Note: If the two arrays do not have an equal number of elements, array_combine() will throw a ValueError as of PHP 8.0.0.

Example

In this example, a single array is created from the $keys and $values arrays.

<?php
  $keys = array("one", "two", "three", "four");
  $values = array(1, 2, 3, 4);

  $combinedArray = array_combine($keys, $values);

  print_r($combinedArray);
?>

The output looks like this:

Array
(
    [one] => 1
    [two] => 2
    [three] => 3
    [four] => 4
)

Additionally, if there are multiple keys in the keys array, the last value that corresponds to the last occurrence of the key will prevail.

<?php
  $keys = array("one", "two", "two", "four");
  $values = array(1, 2, 3, 4);

  $combinedArray = array_combine($keys, $values);

  print_r($combinedArray);
?>

The output looks like this:

Array
(
    [one] => 1
    [two] => 3
    [four] => 4
)

In the example above, the last value of the key two is 3, so the value 3 is used in the combined array.

Codebyte Example

The following codebyte example declares a $colors and a $food array. It then combines these two arrays into a new array called $colorAndFood.

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