<?php
$list = [
[
'name' => 'this is items name',
'number' => 1,
'description' => 'this is description',
'id' => 'just some id'
],
[
'name' => 'this is items name2',
'number' => 1,
'description' => 'this is description2',
'id' => 'just some id'
],
'test' => [
'name' =>
'this is items name3',
'number' => 1,
'description' => 'do not find this one',
'id' => 'just some id'
],
'preserve_this_key_please' => [
'name' =>
'this is items name4',
'number' => 1,
'description' => 'this is something, key preserved',
'id' => 'just some id'
],
];
function getKeysBy($array, $key, $value){
return array_keys(array_filter($array,function($val) use ($key,$value) {
//return $val[$key] === $value;//exact match
return strpos($val[$key], $value) === 0;
} ));
}
var_dump(getKeysBy($list, 'description', 'this is'));
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