php: find a value in multidimensional array

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Q: given a multidimensional array. how can i find a value in it ?

A: use the php function array_search in conjunction with array_column to solve this.

usage example

$aData = [
    'aKeyValue' => [
        0 => [
                'sKey' => 'sOldname',
                'sValue' => '/media/foo.txt',
            ],
        1 => [
                'sKey' => 'sNewname',
                'sValue' => '/media/bar.txt',
            ],
        2 => [
                'sKey' => 'sStatus',
                'sValue' => 'done',
            ],
        3 => [
                'sKey' => 'bMoveSuccess',
                'sValue' => true,
            ],
        4 => [
                'sKey' => 'aMessage',
                'sValue' => 'The owls are not what they seem',
            ]
    ]
];

// this will give key: int(3)
var_dump(
    array_search(

        // what to search for
        'bMoveSuccess',

        // Array to search in & Key to look after
        array_column($aData['aKeyValue'], 'sKey')
    )
);