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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] array_first() and array_last()
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From: larry@garfieldtech.com ("Larry Garfield")

On Sun, Apr 6, 2025, at 7:47 PM, Ayesh Karunaratne wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 2:05=E2=80=AFAM Bilge <bilge@scriptfusion.com>=
 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 =3D $arr[array_key_first($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 `arr=
ay_last`.

Just registering that I am all for this RFC and look forward to using it.

--Larry Garfield