Print 2nd array from array of arrays php

Question

I have a array of arrays. e.g

$value= array(
   ['global'] => array('1'=>'amar'),
   ['others'] => array('1' => 'johnson')
);

My question is how do I print only the second array. I know I can print by using print $value['others'] but my problem here is the other value may change. It may be ['blah1'], ['blah2']. So I need a php line of codes to echo second array print $value['others'] where the others may be different word.

I also my new array should look like this $value= array(['others'] => array('1' => 'johnson'));

Thank you

Try a recursive function like this : stackoverflow.com/questions/4719326/… — Ahad Porkar
– Ahad Porkar, Commented May 15, 2014 at 15:39
If you don't know the names of your keys in advance, you'll have to figure out what key you want to deal with in the first place. — Marc B
– Marc B, Commented May 15, 2014 at 15:40

bwoebi · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 15:40:02Z

7

You can just use the array pointer here. (Note: O(1) complexity, fetching keys/values list first is O(n))

reset($array); // set pointer to the first element
$your_array = next($array); // fetch next == second element

answered May 15, 2014 at 15:40

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user1140176 Over a year ago

Thank you very Much btw what if I want $value= array( ['others'] => array('1' => 'johnson') only

user1140176 Over a year ago

how do if i want $value= array( ['others'] => array('1' => 'johnson') only

bwoebi Over a year ago

$your_array["others"] = next($array); or what do you mean? (replace second line)

user1140176 Over a year ago

I want new array to be $value=arra('others' => array('1'=>'johnsion')); others should be what ever was there on the original array on second array

bwoebi Over a year ago

@user1140176 yes $your_array["others"] = next($array); is the correct answer.

souslov · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 15:58:13Z

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PHP version 5.4 + :

var_dump($value[array_keys($value)[1]]); //get array of keys and access array with the second key

or

var_dump(array_values($value)[1]); // get an indexed array and access the second element

PHP version < 5.4

$keys = array_keys($value); 
var_dump($value[$keys[1]]);

or

$value = array_values($value);
var_dump($value[1]);

edited May 15, 2014 at 15:58

answered May 15, 2014 at 15:40

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gen_Eric Over a year ago

Note, this only works in PHP 5.4+. In older PHP versions, you'd need to do: $keys = array_keys($value); var_dump($value[$keys[1]]);.

Michael Berkowski Over a year ago

Or from the other direction you can discard the keys entirely and do var_dump(array_values($value)[1])

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-15 15:42:23Z

1

Assuming the last element:

$result = end($array);

Or to access by index number:

$array = array_values($array);

answered May 15, 2014 at 15:42

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