How to search an array with wildcards!

I wrote a function to search in an array using a * as wildcard and optional returning the matched value or even the next using an offset Wink

Have fun...

Code

GeSHi (php):
function in_Arrayw($haystack, $needle, $offset=0) {
  $i = 0;
  foreach ($haystack as $value){
      if (eregi($needle, $value)!=false){
          $value = ($offset==0) ? $value : $haystack[$i+$offset];
          return $value;
      }
      $i++;
  }
  return false;
}
 
Created by GeSHI 1.0.7.20

Usage :

Code

GeSHi (php):
$arr = array('marook','online','website');
echo in_arrayw($arr,'mar*');   returns marook
echo in_arrayw($arr,'mar*',1);   returns online
echo in_arrayw($arr,'w*');   returns website
echo in_arrayw($arr,'*e');   returns online
echo in_arrayw($arr,'test*');   returns false
 
Created by GeSHI 1.0.7.20