Getting last 5 elements of a php array

Question

How can I get the last 5 elements of a PHP array?

My array is dynamically generated by a MySQL query result. The length is not fixed. If the length is smaller or equ

Answer 1

array_pop() 5 times in a loop? If the returned value is a null, you've exhausted the array.

$lastFive = array();

for($i=0;$i < 5;$i++)
{
    $obj = array_pop($yourArray);

    if ($obj == null) break;
    $lastFive[] = $obj;
}

After seeing the other answers, I have to admit array_slice() looks shorter and more readable.