# array_map

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.6, PHP 5)

array_map — Applies the callback to the elements of the given arrays

### Description

array array_map ( callback `$callback` , array `$arr1` [, array `$...` ] )

array_map() returns an array containing all the elements of `arr1` after applying the `callback` function to each one. The number of parameters that the `callback` function accepts should match the number of arrays passed to the array_map()

### Parameters

`callback`

  Callback function to run for each element in each array.

`arr1`

  An array to run through the `callback` function.

`array`

  Variable list of array arguments to run through the `callback` function.

### Return Values

Returns an array containing all the elements of `arr1` after applying the `callback` function to each one.

### Examples

Example#1 array_map() example

`<?php
function cube($n)
{
return($n * $n * $n);
}
$a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
$b = array_map("cube", $a);
print_r($b);
?>`

This makes $b have:

    Array
    (
        [0] => 1
        [1] => 8
        [2] => 27
        [3] => 64
        [4] => 125
    )

### Examples

Example#2 array_map() - using more arrays

`<?php
function show_Spanish($n, $m)
{
return("The number $n is called $m in Spanish");
}
function map_Spanish($n, $m)
{
return(array($n => $m));
}
$a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
$b = array("uno", "dos", "tres", "cuatro", "cinco");
$c = array_map("show_Spanish", $a, $b);
print_r($c);
$d = array_map("map_Spanish", $a , $b);
print_r($d);
?>`

The above example will output:

    // printout of $c
    Array
    (
        [0] => The number 1 is called uno in Spanish
        [1] => The number 2 is called dos in Spanish
        [2] => The number 3 is called tres in Spanish
        [3] => The number 4 is called cuatro in Spanish
        [4] => The number 5 is called cinco in Spanish
    )

    // printout of $d
    Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [1] => uno
            )

        [1] => Array
            (
                [2] => dos
            )

        [2] => Array
            (
                [3] => tres
            )

        [3] => Array
            (
                [4] => cuatro
            )

        [4] => Array
            (
                [5] => cinco
            )

    )

Usually when using two or more arrays, they should be of equal length because the callback function is applied in parallel to the corresponding elements. If the arrays are of unequal length, the shortest one will be extended with empty elements.

An interesting use of this function is to construct an array of arrays, which can be easily performed by using `NULL` as the name of the callback function

Example#3 Creating an array of arrays

`<?php
$a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
$b = array("one", "two", "three", "four", "five");
$c = array("uno", "dos", "tres", "cuatro", "cinco");
$d = array_map(null, $a, $b, $c);
print_r($d);
?>`

The above example will output:

    Array
    (
        [0] => Array
            (
                [0] => 1
                [1] => one
                [2] => uno
            )

        [1] => Array
            (
                [0] => 2
                [1] => two
                [2] => dos
            )

        [2] => Array
            (
                [0] => 3
                [1] => three
                [2] => tres
            )

        [3] => Array
            (
                [0] => 4
                [1] => four
                [2] => cuatro
            )

        [4] => Array
            (
                [0] => 5
                [1] => five
                [2] => cinco
            )

    )

### See Also

- array_filter()
- array_reduce()
- array_walk()
- create_function()

information about the callback type