note 101060 added to language.types.array

In case you had to get an element from a function-returned array without having to save the array to a variable, here's a workaround I've come up with. <?php $stuff = 'something random here'; // To get the first element in the array, use reset echo reset(explode(' ', $stuff)); // Returns "something" // To get the last element, use end echo end(explode(' ', $stuff)); // Returns "here" // For an in-between element, you can use array_search on the flipped array $i = 1; //key for the element echo array_search($i, array_flip(explode(' ', $stuff))); // Returns "random" ?> ---- Server IP: 80.64.47.13 Probable Submitter: 84.127.60.133 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/101060 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/101060 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/101060 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php