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array_first

(PHP 8 >= 8.5.0)

array_firstGets the first value of an array

Description

array_first(array $array): mixed

Get the first value of the given array.

Parameters

array
An array.

Return Values

Returns the first value of array if the array is not empty; null otherwise.

Examples

Example #1 Basic array_first() Usage

<?php
$array = [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b', 3 => 'c', 2 => 'd'];

$firstValue = array_first($array);

var_dump($firstValue);
?>

The above example will output:

string(1) "a"

See Also

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