[c++] How can I check if given int exists in array?

For example, I have this array:

int myArray[] = { 3, 6, 8, 33 };

How to check if given variable x is in it?

Do I have to write my own function and loop the array, or is there in modern c++ equivalent to in_array in PHP?

You almost never have to write your own loops in C++. Here, you can use std::find.

const int toFind = 42;
int* found = std::find (myArray, std::end (myArray), toFind);
if (found != std::end (myArray))
{
  std::cout << "Found.\n"
}
else
{
  std::cout << "Not found.\n";
}

std::end requires C++11. Without it, you can find the number of elements in the array with:

const size_t numElements = sizeof (myArray) / sizeof (myArray[0]);

...and the end with:

int* end = myArray + numElements;

I think you are looking for std::any_of, which will return a true/false answer to detect if an element is in a container (array, vector, deque, etc.)

int val = SOME_VALUE; // this is the value you are searching for
bool exists = std::any_of(std::begin(myArray), std::end(myArray), [&](int i)
{
    return i == val;
});

If you want to know where the element is, std::find will return an iterator to the first element matching whatever criteria you provide (or a predicate you give it).

int val = SOME_VALUE;
int* pVal = std::find(std::begin(myArray), std::end(myArray), val);
if (pVal == std::end(myArray))
{
    // not found
}
else
{
    // found
}

int index = std::distance(std::begin(myArray), std::find(begin(myArray), end(std::myArray), VALUE));

Returns an invalid index (length of the array) if not found.

Try this

#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>


int main () {
  int myArray[] = { 3 ,6 ,8, 33 };
  int x = 8;

  if (std::any_of(std::begin(myArray), std::end(myArray), [=](int n){return n == x;}))   {
      std::cout << "found match/" << std::endl;
  }

  return 0;

}

You do need to loop through it. C++ does not implement any simpler way to do this when you are dealing with primitive type arrays.

also see this answer: C++ check if element exists in array