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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:30:04 +0900
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Cc: Levi Morrison via internals <internals@lists.php.net>
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To: Brandon Jackson <brandonja991@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Two new functions array_first() and array_last()
From: saki@sakiot.com (Saki Takamachi)

I thought of it after sending the email, so I'll post it again. By combining=
 my two ideas, I think I can come up with a smarter proposal.

```
array_first(array $array, int|string &$key =3D null)
```

If you want to accurately determine whether an array is empty or not, you ca=
n satisfy your request by checking if the key is null. Users who do not thin=
k accurate determination is necessary can omit the second argument.

And if you also want a key, it can fulfill that request as well.

Regards.

Saki=