Is there Java HashMap equivalent in PHP?

Question

I need PHP object similar to HashMap in Java, but I didn\'t find when I googled, so if someone knows how I can mimic HashMaps in PHP, help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

$fruits = array (
    "fruits"  => array("a" => "Orange", "b" => "Banana", "c" => "Apple"),
    "numbers" => array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6),
    "holes"   => array("first", 5 => "second", "third")
);

echo $fruits["fruits"]["b"]

outputs 'Banana'

taken from http://in2.php.net/manual/en/function.array.php