- array_column: documentation ( source)
- array_search: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = Array
(
Array
(
"what" => "b4",
"map" => "74,76,77,83"
),
Array
(
"what" => "b2",
"map" => "53,82"
),
Array
(
"what" => "b1",
"map" => "36"
)
);
function abc($array, $what) {
return $array[array_search($what, array_column($array, 'what'))]['map'];
}
echo abc($array, "b4");