array_rand behavior

Hello! I was a little confused, while using array_rand first time... Please, take a look at the following code: ---> define("NUM", 2); $keys = array_rand(array(0,1,2,3,4,5), NUM); for ($i=0; $i < NUM; $i++) echo $i ." - " . $keys[$i] . "<br>"; <--- If NUM is greater then 1, everything is OK, but if it's equal to 1, array_rand return not array, but a scalar! And it's necessary to write special code, like the following: ---> if (NUM == 1) $keys[0] = array_rand(array(0,1,2,3,4,5), NUM); // or $keys[0] = rand(0, count(array(0,1,2,3,4,5)) - 1); else $keys = array_rand(array(0,1,2,3,4,5), NUM); <--- Any suggestions, how to make array_rand more flexible? Best regards, Andrew Kirilenko, Seniour Programmer / System Administrator, Internet Service.