... PHP 4 >= 4.0.6) array_filter -- Filters elements of an array using a callback function . array array_filter ( array input [, mixed callback]) . ... Example 1. array_filter() example . function odd($var) { return ($var % 2 == 1); } function even($var) { return ($var % 2 == 0); } $array1 = array ("a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3, "d"=>4, "e"=>5); $array2 = array (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12); echo "Odd :\n"; print_r(array_filter($array1, "odd")); echo "Even:\n"; print_r(array_filter($array2, "even")); . ...