Question

I have this array, $array :

Array
(
    [0] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_139.jpg
    [1] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_134.jpg
    [2] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
    [3] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
    [4] => http://download.server.com/18821_ABS_132.jpg
    [5] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
)

and in this case, I am looking for any line that has ABS inside.

I could look for that by using the regexp http://.+ABS.+, and this will select the entire line.

But I still need to remove it from the array, not just replace it (or leave it empty.) But in this case, the array will become:

Array
(
    [0] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_139.jpg
    [1] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_134.jpg
    [2] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
    [3] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
    [4] => http://download.server.com/18821_SM_138.jpg
)

Any ideas what method i need to use?

Thanks.

edit:

i am using OOP php

Answer 1

Use array_filter() with a custom callback.

Example:

function testABS($elem) {
    return strpos($elem, 'ABS') === false;
}

print_r(array_filter($the_array, 'testABS'));

Note: This is a contrived example. You will need to adjust the logic in the callback function to meet your needs.