Example: I have array A with values and another array B. I need to remove the values in array A from the values in array B.

 

  1. Use the PHP function array_diff

    • Description

      • array array_diff ( array $array1 , array $array2 [, array $ … ] )
      • Compares array1  against array2  and returns the difference.
    • Parameters

      • array1 = The array to compare from
      • array2 = An array to compare against
  2. Code example below:

    <?php
    
        $arrayA = array('one','two');
    
        $arrayB = array('one','two','three','four','five');
    
        
    
        $newArray = array_diff($arrayB,$arrayA);
    
        
    
        echo '<pre>';
    
        print_r($newArray);
    
        echo '</pre>';
    
    ?>
    
  3. The code example above will print the following:

    Array
    
    (
    
        [2] => three
    
        [3] => four
    
        [4] => five
    
    )
    
  4. Explanation:

    • Array A values will be removed from array B
    • The $newArray variable will contain the values of array B with values from array A removed