key
    (PHP 3, PHP 4 , PHP 5)
key -- Fetch a key from an associative array
Description
mixed 
key ( array &array )
     key() returns the index element of the
     current array position.
    
     
| Example 1. key() example | 
<?php$array = array(
 'fruit1' => 'apple',
 'fruit2' => 'orange',
 'fruit3' => 'grape',
 'fruit4' => 'apple',
 'fruit5' => 'apple');
 
 // this cycle echoes all associative array
 // key where value equals "apple"
 while ($fruit_name = current($array)) {
 if ($fruit_name == 'apple') {
 echo key($array).'<br />';
 }
 next($array);
 }
 ?>
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     See also current() and next().