Re: [RFC] [Discussion] array_first() and array_last()

From:	Bilge	Date:	Mon, 07 Apr 2025 04:43:11 +0000
Subject:	Re: [RFC] [Discussion] array_first() and array_last()
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On 07/04/2025 01:47, Ayesh Karunaratne wrote:

On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM Bilge <bilge@scriptfusion.com> wrote: ... [snip] I suggest first proving there is a legitimate need.
I did a quick GitHub search for a common pattern of accessing an array value by using the array_key_first and array_key_last functions:
$value = $arr[array_key_first($results)];
- [array_key_first(: over 3,700 results[^1] - [array_key_last(: over 4,300 results[^2] All of these hits can benefit from the proposed array_first and array_last.

To be clear, I wasn't disputing first/last, but nth, but thanks for the insights! Cheers, Bilge