- preg_split: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = array(
'fruits' => [
'apple' => 'value',
'orange' => 'value'
],
'vegetables' => [
'onion' => 'value',
'carrot' => 'value'
]);
$string = 'fruits[orange]';
$indexes = (preg_split( "/(\[|\])/", $string));
$first_index= $indexes[0];
$seconnd_index= $indexes[1];
if(isset($array[$first_index][$seconnd_index]))
{
echo "exist";
}
else
{
echo "not exist";
}