PHP/Data Structure/array combine

array_combine

 
<?php
$abbreviations = array("AL","AK","AZ","AR");
$states = array("Alabama","Alaska","Arizona","Arkansas");
$stateMap = array_combine($abbreviations,$states);
print_r($stateMap);
?>

Combining Arrays

 
<?php 
$colors = array("red", "yellow", "green"); 
$flavors = array("apple", "banana", "lime"); 
$tastes = array("sweet", "sour");
$prices = array();
$name = "lemon"; 
$arrays = array("name" => $name, "prices" => $prices, "flavors" => $flavors); 
foreach($arrays as $key => $value) { 
    if($fruits = @array_combine($colors, $value)) 
        printf("<pre>%s</pre>\n", var_export($fruits, TRUE)); 
    else 
        printf("<p>Couldn"t combine \$colors and \$%s.</p>", $key); 
} 
?>