php if ? exists in ?

[vinny69]

hi,

is it posible to use an "exists in" type expression in the php if statement that does the same thing as the mysql "WHERE results LIKE '%".$_GET['q']."%'".

e.g.

<?php
if('JohnDoe' exists in 'BillGates, JohnDoe, PeterGriffin') {
echo 'JohnDoe exists in the list.';
}
?>

edit:

missed out that i need an if "doesn't exist in" aswell

[laserlight]

Perhaps you are looking to use [man]in_array/man.

[vinny69]

ahhh thankyou, that will work.... 😃