array_search

Supported Versions: PHP 4 >= 4.0.5, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8
Searches the array for a given value and returns the first corresponding key if successful
<?php array_search(mixed $needle, array $haystack, bool $strict = false): int|string|false
<?php         $this->items = $this

            ->values()

            ->keyBy(function ($column, $key) use ($preferred) {

                $preferredKey = array_search($column->field(), $preferred ?? []);



                return $preferredKey !== false ? '_'.$preferredKey : $key + 1;

            })