Difference b/w Numeric Array and Associative Array?

• 2017-01-06
• 151

• Posted by Avi

Numeric Array:
These arrays can store numbers, strings and any object but their index will be represented by numbers.
By default array index starts from zero.

<?php
         /* First method to create array. */
         $numbers = array( 1, 2, 3);
         
         foreach( $numbers as $value ) {
            echo "Value is $value <br />";
         }
?>

Associative Arrays:

The associative arrays are very similar to Numeric arrays in term of functionality but they are different in terms of their index.
Associative array will have their index as string so that you can establish a strong association between key and values.

$numbers = array( "a"=>1, "b"=>2, "c"=>3);

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