XPATH - get single value returned instead of array php

Question

I am using Xpath in PHP - I know that my query will return either 0 or 1 results.

If 1 result is returned I do not want it as an array - which is what is returned ri

Answer 1

Using 'evaluate' instead of 'query', you can do things like casting.

• DOMXPath::evaluate()

Also, if you're just annoyed with doing stuff a lot of times, just write a function that does it ... that is the whole idea behind functions, right?