如果你只是寻找非数字键(无论顺序)，那么你可能想尝试一下

function IsAssociative($array)
{
    return preg_match('/[a-z]/i', implode(array_keys($array)));
}

/*
iszba - Is Zero Based Array

Detects if an array is zero based or not.

PARAMS:
    $chkvfnc
        Callback in the loop allows to check the values of each element.
        Signature:
            bool function chkvfnc($v);
            return:
                true    continue looping
                false   stop looping; iszba returns false too.

NOTES:
○ assert: $array is an array.
○ May be memory efficient;
  it doesn't get extra arrays via array_keys() or ranges() into the function.
○ Is pretty fast without a callback.
○ With callback it's ~2.4 times slower.
*/
function iszba($array, $chkvfnc=null){

    $ncb = !$chkvfnc;
    $i = 0;

    foreach($array as $k => $v){
        if($k === $i++)
            if($ncb || $chkvfnc($v))
                continue;

        return false;
    }

    return true;
}

•没有回调，比当前领先的回答快30%。 而且可能内存效率更高。

•只需对答案求反，就可以知道数组是否应该被认为是关联的。

实际上，我发现自己遇到了类似的情况，试图获取一个数组并将其解析为XML。XML元素名称不能以数字开头——我发现的代码片段不能正确处理带有数字索引的数组。

我的具体情况如下

上面@null (http://stackoverflow .com/a/173589/293332)提供的答案实际上非常接近。我对它被否决感到沮丧:那些不懂正则表达式的人过着非常令人沮丧的生活。

总之，根据他的回答，我得出了以下结论:

/** 
 * Checks if an array is associative by utilizing REGEX against the keys
 * @param   $arr    <array> Reference to the array to be checked
 * @return  boolean
 */     
private function    isAssociativeArray( &$arr ) {
    return  (bool)( preg_match( '/\D/', implode( array_keys( $arr ) ) ) );
}

更多细节请参见PCRE转义序列和PCRE语法页面。

我的特殊情况

这是我正在处理的一个示例数组:

Case A

return  array(
    "GetInventorySummary"  => array(
        "Filters"  => array( 
            "Filter"  => array(
                array(
                    "FilterType"  => "Shape",
                    "FilterValue"  => "W",
                ),
                array(
                    "FilterType"  => "Dimensions",
                    "FilterValue"  => "8 x 10",
                ),
                array(
                    "FilterType"  => "Grade",
                    "FilterValue"  => "A992",
                ),
            ),
        ),
        "SummaryField"  => "Length",
    ),
);

问题是过滤器键是可变的。例如:

Case B

return  array(
    "GetInventorySummary"  => array(
        "Filters"  => array( 
            "Filter"  => array(
                "foo"   =>  "bar",
                "bar"   =>  "foo",
            ),
        ),
        "SummaryField"  => "Length",
    ),
);

为什么我需要协会。检查数组

如果我要转换的数组像情况A一样，我想要返回的是:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<GetInventorySummary>
    <Filters>
        <Filter>
            <FilterType>Shape</FilterType>
            <FilterValue>W</FilterValue>
        </Filter>
        <Filter>
            <FilterType>Dimensions</FilterType>
            <FilterValue>8 x 10</FilterValue>
        </Filter>
        <Filter>
            <FilterType>Grade</FilterType>
             <FilterValue>A992</FilterValue>
        </Filter>
    </Filters>
    <SummaryField>Length</SummaryField>
</GetInventorySummary>

．.． 然而，如果我要转换的数组像Case B一样，我想要返回的是:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<GetInventorySummary>
    <Filters>
        <Filter>
            <foo>bar</foo>
            <bar>foo</bar>
        </Filter>
    </Filters>
    <SummaryField>Length</SummaryField>
</GetInventorySummary>

当然，这是一个更好的选择。

<?php
$arr = array(1,2,3,4);
$isIndexed = array_values($arr) === $arr;

我认为标量数组的定义因应用程序而异。也就是说，一些应用程序将需要更严格的定义标量数组，而一些应用程序将需要更宽松的定义。

下面我将介绍3种不同严格程度的方法。

<?php
/**
 * Since PHP stores all arrays as associative internally, there is no proper
 * definition of a scalar array.
 * 
 * As such, developers are likely to have varying definitions of scalar array,
 * based on their application needs.
 * 
 * In this file, I present 3 increasingly strict methods of determining if an
 * array is scalar.
 * 
 * @author David Farrell <DavidPFarrell@gmail.com>
 */

/**
 * isArrayWithOnlyIntKeys defines a scalar array as containing
 * only integer keys.
 * 
 * If you are explicitly setting integer keys on an array, you
 * may need this function to determine scalar-ness.
 * 
 * @param array $a
 * @return boolean
 */ 
function isArrayWithOnlyIntKeys(array $a)
{
    if (!is_array($a))
        return false;
    foreach ($a as $k => $v)
        if (!is_int($k))
            return false;
    return true;
}

/**
 * isArrayWithOnlyAscendingIntKeys defines a scalar array as
 * containing only integer keys in ascending (but not necessarily
 * sequential) order.
 * 
 * If you are performing pushes, pops, and unsets on your array,
 * you may need this function to determine scalar-ness.
 * 
 * @param array $a
 * @return boolean
 */ 
function isArrayWithOnlyAscendingIntKeys(array $a)
{
    if (!is_array($a))
        return false;
    $prev = null;
    foreach ($a as $k => $v)
    {
        if (!is_int($k) || (null !== $prev && $k <= $prev))
            return false;
        $prev = $k;
    }
    return true;
}

/**
 * isArrayWithOnlyZeroBasedSequentialIntKeys defines a scalar array
 * as containing only integer keys in sequential, ascending order,
 * starting from 0.
 * 
 * If you are only performing operations on your array that are
 * guaranteed to either maintain consistent key values, or that
 * re-base the keys for consistency, then you can use this function.
 * 
 * @param array $a
 * @return boolean
 */
function isArrayWithOnlyZeroBasedSequentialIntKeys(array $a)
{
    if (!is_array($a))
        return false;
    $i = 0;
    foreach ($a as $k => $v)
        if ($i++ !== $k)
            return false;
    return true;
}

仅仅检查数组是否有非整数键(而不是数组是否按顺序索引或零索引):

function has_string_keys(array $array) {
  return count(array_filter(array_keys($array), 'is_string')) > 0;
}

如果至少有一个字符串键，$array将被视为一个关联数组。