#!/usr/local/bin/php $h = array("cari" => "006", "paco" => "320","ippon" => "018", 'hello' => '222', 'world' => '999'); foreach ($h as $k => $v) { echo "$k: $v\n"; if (preg_match("/o/", $k)) { echo "##### $k - $v\n"; break; } }