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Name

array_unique — Removes duplicate values from an array.

Synopsis

array array_unique(array); array array: Array from which to remove duplicate elements

Returns

Original array with duplicate elements removed; FALSE on error

Description

This function simply removes duplicate elements from array and returns the resulting array. Key/value relationships are preserved in the resulting array.

All elements of array that are themselves arrays are considered identical, and only the first exists in the returned array. Similarly, all elements of array that are objects are considered identical, and only the first of them exists in the returned array.

Version

PHP 4 since 4.0.1

Example

Example 35. Remove duplicate values from an array

class foo {
    var $foo = 7;
}

class bar {
    var $bar = 8;
}

$foo = new foo;
$bar = new bar;

$array = array(array(1), 1, $bar, $foo, 2, 3.3, 2, array(3, 4), array('bob' => 4));
echo "The array with duplicates removed is:\n";
print_r(array_unique($array));

Output:
The array with duplicates removed is:
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [0] => 1
        )

    [1] => 1
    [2] => bar Object
        (
            [bar] => 8
        )

    [4] => 2
    [5] => 3.3
)

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