function lookup($array, $key) { //loop through all values in array foreach($array as $values) { //if 'key' value matches `$key`, return 'value' value. if($values['key'] == $key) { return $values['value']; } } //if nothing has been returned, return empty string return ""; }
$fruit = json_decode($fruit, true); lookup($fruit, 'key');
$array = [ 'clothes' => 't-shirt', 'size' => 'medium', 'color' => 'blue', ]; extract($array); echo("$clothes $size $color"); // t-shirt medium blue