Re: [RFC][Under Discussion] Add functions array_key_first()and array_key_last()

On 26 June 2018 at 08:58, Marc Bennewitz <dev@mabe.berlin> wrote: > Hi all, > > I just want to add some information that I feel it's missing in that > discussion - I'm sorry if it was mentioned already. > > 1. It's already possible to extract the key and value of any index > position of an array using array_slice: https://3v4l.org/mib99 > > 2. "array_[key|value]_[first|last]($array)" is in my opinion not a good > option as it lacks the possibility to extract key/value from any position. > Something like "array_[key|value]_index($array, $index)" where $index > would be the index position or negative index position from right. > The big advantage of separate functions is that they make the intent clear; we could combine all four functions into one: array_index(int $position, bool $key), but "array_key_last($something)" is a lot clearer to read than "array_index($something, -1, true)". Are there actually use cases for getting "the 5th key from the end of the array", common enough to make "the last key in the array" harder to write? Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP]