<?php
function sales_search($arr, $needle) {
foreach ($arr as $id => $data) {
if (in_array($needle, $data['states'])) {
return $id;
}
if (in_array($needle, $data['codes'])) {
return $id;
}
}
return false;
}
$sales_people = array(
'2' => array(
'states' => array('NY', 'NJ', 'CT', 'MA', 'VT', 'ME'),
'codes' => array('CA1', 'US7', 'UT9')
),
'5' => array(
'states' => array('FL', 'GA', 'SC', 'NC', 'TN'),
'codes' => array('VA4', 'VA8', 'VA3')
)
);
var_dump(sales_search($sales_people, 'CA1'));
preferences:
41.02 ms | 402 KiB | 5 Q