note 99391 added to function.array-shift

If you need the first or last entry of an array, then this could help you. <?php function array_last_entry($arr){ if(!is_array($arr)) return; if(empty($arr)) return; return end($arr); } function array_first_entry($arr){ if(!is_array($arr)) return; if(empty($arr)) return; reset($arr); return current($arr); } $arr = array( '5' => 'five', '3' => 'three', '8' => 'eight',); echo 'last entry: '.array_last_entry($arr).'<br>'; echo 'first entry: '.array_first_entry($arr).'<br>'; echo 'alternative output:<br>'; echo 'last entry: '.$arr[count($arr)-1]; echo '<br>first entry: '.$arr[0]; ?> The output will look like: last entry: eight first entry: five alternative output: last entry: first entry: As you can see, if you have to handle arrays with non-continuous indexes, these functions may be very helpful. ---- Server IP: 212.124.37.9 Probable Submitter: 83.79.181.6 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.array-shift.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/99391 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/99391 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/99391 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php