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<?php $variables = [ "own" => [ "type" => "bool", "value" => 0 ], "contr_name" => [ "type" => "bool", "value" => 0 ], "all_votes" => [ "type" => "int", "value" => 0 ], "contract_start" => [ "type" => "bool", "value" => 0 ], "contract_end" => [ "type" => "bool", "value" => 0 ], "T" => [ "type" => "clock", "value" => '' ], "a" => [ "type" => "int", "value" => 1 ], "candi_ID" => [ "type" => "int", "value" => 1 ], "voter_ID" => [ "type" => "int", "value" => 1 ], /* [] => [ "type" => '', "value" => '' ] */ ]; $variable = "own=1, contract_start=1"; function updateTheValue(&$variables,$variable) { // Split variable looking for into name and value $vars = explode(",", $variable); $match = false; foreach ($vars as $var){ $expbyequal = explode("=", $var); // If this key exists in main keys if ( in_array(trim($expbyequal[0]), array_keys($variables)) ) { // Compare value with stored value if ( $variables [trim($expbyequal[0])]['value'] == trim($expbyequal[1]) ) { $match = true; }else{ $variables[trim($expbyequal[0])]["value"] = trim($expbyequal[1]); $match = false; } } } return $match; } updateTheValue($variables,$variable); print_r($variables);