Getting element from PHP array returned by function

Question

I\'m not sure if this is possible, but I can\'t figure out how to do it if it is...

I want to get a specific element out of an array that is returned by a function,

Answer 1

PHP 5.4 has added Array Dereferencing, here's the example from PHP's Array documentation:

Example #7 Array dereferencing

function getArray() {
    return ['a', 'b', 'c'];
}

// PHP 5.4
$secondElement = getArray()[0]; // output = a

// Previously
$tmp = getArray();
$secondElement = $tmp[0]; // output = a