Re: Function result is an array

IMHO the function()[] syntax should be allowed, but it isn't. You could use list() or extract(), but then you'd wind up with a lot more date than you want. What I've been doing is creating a function, then calling when needed. For example: function array_get_value($array, $index) { return $array[$index]; } array_get_value(getdate($timestamp), 'year'); If you'd like to fill out a bug report (use 'feature request' for the type of bug), http://bugs.php.net/ On Friday 30 May 2003 06:52 pm, Dustin Mitchell wrote: > I briefly tried searching the archives for this, but there aren't any handy > keywords, so I didn't find anything. Why can't I do this: > > $year = getdate($timestamp)['year']; > > (syntax error) while I can do this: > > $temp = getdate($timestamp); > $year = $temp['year']; > > and is there a way to combine the above into one statement, however > ungainly? > > This doesn't just happen with getdate -- it happens with any function > returning an array. I'm using PHP 4.1.2. > > Dustin -- All religions are founded on the fear of the many and the cleverness of the few. -Stendhal