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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Re:[PHP-DEV] [VOTE] array_key_first(),
 array_key_last(), array_value_first(),array_value_last()
From: levim@php.net (Levi Morrison)

> Either I know that the array is not empty, or I do not care because NULL =
will be ignored correctly.
> In the second case, with a tuple I=E2=80=99m stuck because if I do:
>
> if (array_first(some_function())[1] > 3) {
>   // do something
> }
>
> If array_first returns NULL this will trigger a PHP error. So I have to a=
dd more code to handle this special case while I do not need any with array=
_first_value.

This is true. For completeness the fix is very mild:

    if (([$_, $value] =3D array_first(some_function()) && $value > 3) {
        // do something
    }

I still think this is better. Forcing you to handle the error case is
not a bad thing.