Re: Newb question about getting keys/values from a single array element

Daevid Vincent wrote: > I feel like a total newb asking this, but I'm just having a brain fart or > something... > > I'm writing a page where I can either get back a list of items: > > Array { > [1233] => "apple", > [6342] => "apricot", > [2345] => "banana", > ... > } > > where the user then refines it by choosing one single item and a single > element array is returned like this: > > Array { > [8575] => "peach", > } > > How can I get this $item so I can print it like so: > > echo "The ID is $id and the name is $name"; > > Normally with an array of items, I do a: > > foreach ($item as $id => $name) echo... > > But that seems overkill for this scenario. > > The rub is that I don't know the "id", so I can't use $item[0], and I also > don't have something like $item['name'] to use either. > > There's got to be an easy way to extract those. > > list($id, $name) = $operator; > > Felt like it would work for a minute (wishful thinking). > > > (I'm too embarrased to even sign my name on this one) > $a = array(8575 => 'peach'); $key = key($a); $value = current($a); -- Thanks! -Shawn http://www.spidean.com