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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] [Discussion] array_first() and array_last()
To: Ayesh Karunaratne <ayesh@php.watch>
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From: bilge@scriptfusion.com (Bilge)

On 07/04/2025 01:47, Ayesh Karunaratne wrote:
>> On Mon, Apr 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM 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 = $arr[array_key_first($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`.

To be clear, I wasn't disputing first/last, but nth, but thanks for the 
insights!

Cheers,
Bilge