Re: Newb question about getting keys/values from a single array element

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Daevid Vincent wrote:
> I feel like a total newb asking this, but I'm just having a brain fart or
> something...
> 
> I'm writing a page where I can either get back a list of items:
> 
> 	Array {
> 	  [1233] => "apple",
> 	  [6342] => "apricot",
> 	  [2345] => "banana",
> 	  ...
> 	}
> 
> where the user then refines it by choosing one single item and a single
> element array is returned like this:
> 
> 	Array {
> 	  [8575] => "peach",
> 	}
> 
> How can I get this $item so I can print it like so:
> 
> 	echo "The ID is $id and the name is $name";
> 
> Normally with an array of items, I do a:
> 
> 	foreach ($item as $id => $name) echo...
> 
> But that seems overkill for this scenario.
> 
> The rub is that I don't know the "id", so I can't use $item[0], and I also
> don't have something like $item['name'] to use either.
> 
> There's got to be an easy way to extract those.  
> 
> 	list($id, $name) = $operator;
> 
> Felt like it would work for a minute (wishful thinking).
> 
> 
> (I'm too embarrased to even sign my name on this one)
> 

$a = array(8575 => 'peach');

$key = key($a);
$value = current($a);

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Thanks!
-Shawn
http://www.spidean.com

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