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

From: Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2025 03:39:51 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] [Discussion] array_first() and array_last()
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On Sun, Apr 6, 2025, at 7:47 PM, Ayesh Karunaratne wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM Bilge <[email protected]> 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:
>
> ```php
> $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.

Just registering that I am all for this RFC and look forward to using it.

--Larry Garfield


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