--TEST-- Test array_key_exists() function : usage variations - equality test for certain data types --FILE-- null, 'NULL' => NULL, 'empty single quoted string' => '', "empty double quoted string" => "", 'undefined variable' => @$undefined, 'unset variable' => @$unset); //iterate through original array foreach($array as $name => $input) { $iterator = 1; echo "\n-- Key in \$search array is : $name --\n"; $search[$input] = 'test'; //iterate through array again to see which values are considered equal foreach($array as $key) { echo "Iteration $iterator: "; var_dump(array_key_exists($key, $search)); $iterator++; } $search = null; } echo "Done"; ?> --EXPECTF-- *** Testing array_key_exists() : usage variations *** -- Key in $search array is : null -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) -- Key in $search array is : NULL -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) -- Key in $search array is : empty single quoted string -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) -- Key in $search array is : empty double quoted string -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) -- Key in $search array is : undefined variable -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) -- Key in $search array is : unset variable -- Iteration 1: bool(true) Iteration 2: bool(true) Iteration 3: bool(true) Iteration 4: bool(true) Iteration 5: bool(true) Iteration 6: bool(true) Done