array_shift
I've found this useful.
The following is a function used to shuffle a very specific part of the array, by providing start and end index.
<?php
function array_shuffle_section(&$a, $s, $e) {
$head = array_slice($a, 0, $s);
$body = array_slice($a, $s, $e-$s+1);
$tail = array_slice($a, $e+1);
shuffle($body);
$a = array_merge($head,$body,$tail);
}
?>
array_slice
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
array_slice — Extract a slice of the array
Description
array array_slice
( array
$array
, int $offset
[, int $length = NULL
[, bool $preserve_keys = false
]] )
array_slice() returns the sequence of elements
from the array array as specified by the
offset and length
parameters.
Note: This function will reset() the array pointer of the input array after use.
Parameters
-
array -
The input array.
-
offset -
If
offsetis non-negative, the sequence will start at that offset in thearray. Ifoffsetis negative, the sequence will start that far from the end of thearray. -
length -
If
lengthis given and is positive, then the sequence will have up to that many elements in it. If the array is shorter than thelength, then only the available array elements will be present. Iflengthis given and is negative then the sequence will stop that many elements from the end of the array. If it is omitted, then the sequence will have everything fromoffsetup until the end of thearray. -
preserve_keys -
Note that array_slice() will reorder and reset the numeric array indices by default. You can change this behaviour by setting
preserve_keystoTRUE.
Return Values
Returns the slice.
Changelog
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.0.2 |
The optional preserve_keys parameter was added.
|
Examples
Example #1 array_slice() examples
<?php
$input = array("a", "b", "c", "d", "e");
$output = array_slice($input, 2); // returns "c", "d", and "e"
$output = array_slice($input, -2, 1); // returns "d"
$output = array_slice($input, 0, 3); // returns "a", "b", and "c"
// note the differences in the array keys
print_r(array_slice($input, 2, -1));
print_r(array_slice($input, 2, -1, true));
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[0] => c
[1] => d
)
Array
(
[2] => c
[3] => d
)
See Also
- array_splice() - Remove a portion of the array and replace it with something else
- unset() - Unset a given variable
- array_chunk() - Split an array into chunks
add a note
User Contributed Notes
array_slice
gary at wits dot sg
10-Jun-2011 11:44
Nathan - thefiscster510 at gmail dot com
29-Mar-2011 10:38
If you want to remove a specified entry from an array i made this mwethod...
<?php
$array = array("Entry1","entry2","entry3");
$int = 3; //Number of entries in the array
$int2 = 0; //Starter array spot... it will begine its search at 0.
$del_num = 1; //Represents the second entry in the array... which is the one we will happen to remove this time... i.e. 0 = first entry, 1 = second entry, 2 = third...........
$newarray = array(); //Empty array that will be the new array minus the specified entry...
print_r($array) . "<br>"; //print original array contents
print_r($newarray). "<br>"; //print the new empty array
do
{
$user = $array[$int2];
$key = array_search($user, $array);
if ($key == $del_num)
{
}
else
{
$newarray[] = $array[$int2];
}
$int2 = $int2 + 1;
} while ($int2 < $int);
print_r($newarray). "<br>"; //print the new array
?>
delew
11-Feb-2011 01:17
just a little tip.
to preserve keys without providing length: use NULL
array_slice($array, $my_offset, NULL, true);
xananax at yelostudio dot com
02-Feb-2011 07:23
<?php
/**
* Reorders an array by keys according to a list of values.
* @param array $array the array to reorder. Passed by reference
* @param array $list the list to reorder by
* @param boolean $keepRest if set to FALSE, anything not in the $list array will be removed.
* @param boolean $prepend if set to TRUE, will prepend the remaining values instead of appending them
* @author xananax AT yelostudio DOT com
*/
function array_reorder(array &$array,array $list,$keepRest=TRUE,$prepend=FALSE,$preserveKeys=TRUE){
$temp = array();
foreach($list as $i){
if(isset($array[$i])){
$tempValue = array_slice(
$array,
array_search($i,array_keys($array)),
1,
$preserveKeys
);
$temp[$i] = array_shift($tempValue);
unset($array[$i]);
}
}
$array = $keepRest ?
($prepend?
$array+$temp
:$temp+$array
)
: $temp;
}
/** exemple ** /
$a = array(
'a' => 'a',
'b' => 'b',
'c' => 'c',
'd' => 'd',
'e' => 'e'
);
$order = array('c','b','a');
array_reorder($a,$order,TRUE);
echo '<pre>';
print_r($a);
echo '</pre>';
/** exemple end **/
?>
ch1902uk
20-Jan-2011 05:22
Here's an array_slice function for associative arrays. It slices by array key from and including that key. If the $length is a string it is assumed to be another array key and the array is sliced up to but not including the end key otherwise it slices that length.
<?php
function array_slice_assoc ($array, $key, $length, $preserve_keys = true)
{
$offset = array_search($key, array_keys($array));
if (is_string($length))
$length = array_search($length, array_keys($array)) - $offset;
return array_slice($array, $offset, $length, $preserve_keys);
}
?>
Example usage:
<?php
$arr = array('a' => 'a', 'b' => 'b', 'c' => 'c', 'd' => 'd', 'e' => 'e', 'f' => 'f');
print_r(array_slice_assoc($arr, 'b', 2, true));
/*
Array
(
[b] => b
[c] => c
)
*/
print_r(array_slice_assoc($arr, 'b', 'e', true));
/*
Array
(
[b] => b
[c] => c
[d] => d
)
*/
print_r(array_slice_assoc($arr, 'b', -1, true));
/*
Array
(
[b] => b
[c] => c
[d] => d
[e] => e
)
*/
?>
joel dot a dot villarreal at gmail dot com
19-Oct-2010 03:41
An implementation of array_slice that do not resets the cursor.
<?php
function get_from_array($arr, $start, $length)
{
$sliced = array();
foreach ($arr as $k => $v)
{
if ($start <= $k && $k <= $start + $length - 1)
{
$sliced[] = $v;
if (count($sliced) == $length) break;
}
}
return $sliced;
}
?>
Cheers,
Joel A. Villarreal Bertoldi
yuwas at ht dot cx
04-Apr-2010 06:54
By combining this with str_split() and implode(),slices can also be excerpted from strings with the following simple function:
<?php
function str_slice($string,$offset,$length=999,$preserve_keys=False){
if( $length == 999 ){ $length = strlen($string)-$offset };
$slice_arr = array_slice(str_split($string),$offset,$length,$preserve_keys);
return implode($slice_arr);
};
?>
Perhaps there's a better way to preset $length.
jamie at jamiechong dot ca
18-Oct-2009 04:04
A flexible array_split function:
<?php
// split the given array into n number of pieces
function array_split($array, $pieces=2)
{
if ($pieces < 2)
return array($array);
$newCount = ceil(count($array)/$pieces);
$a = array_slice($array, 0, $newCount);
$b = array_split(array_slice($array, $newCount), $pieces-1);
return array_merge(array($a),$b);
}
// Examples:
$a = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10);
array_split($a, 2); // array(array(1,2,3,4,5), array(6,7,8,9,10))
array_split($a, 3); // array(array(1,2,3,4), array(5,6,7), array(8,9,10))
array_split($a, 4); // array(array(1,2,3), array(4,5,6), array(7,8), array(9,10))
?>
jamon at clearsightdesign dot com
10-Apr-2009 05:46
I was trying to find a good way to find the previous several and next several results from an array created in a MySQL query. I found that most MySQL solutions to this problem were complex. Here is a simple function that returns the previous and next rows from the array.
<?php
/*
** function array_surround by Jamon Holmgren of ClearSight Design
** Version 1.0 - 4/10/2009
** Please direct comments and questions to my first name at symbol clearsightdesign.com
**
** Returns an array with only the $before and $after number of results
** This is set to work best with MySQL data results
** Use this to find the rows immediately before and after a particular row, as many as you want
**
** Example usage:
** $mysql_ar is an array of results from a MySQL query and the current id is $cur_id
** We want to get the row before this one and five rows afterward
**
** $near_rows = array_surround($mysql_ar, "id", $cur_id, 1, 5)
**
** Previous row is now $near_rows[-1]
** Current row is now $near_rows[0]
** Next row is $near_rows[1] ... etc
** If there is no previous row, $near_rows[-1] will not be set...test for it with is_array($near_rows[-1])
**
*/
function array_surround($src_array, $field, $value, $before = 1, $after = 1) {
if(is_array($src_array)) {
// reset all the keys to 0 through whatever in case they aren't sequential
$new_array = array_values($src_array);
// now loop through and find the key in array that matches the criteria in $field and $value
foreach($new_array as $k => $s) {
if($s[$field] == $value) {
// Found the one we wanted
$ck = $k; // put the key in the $ck (current key)
break;
}
}
if(isset($ck)) { // Found it!
$result_start = $ck - $before; // Set the start key
$result_length = $before + 1 + $after; // Set the number of keys to return
if($result_start < 0) { // Oops, start key is before first result
$result_length = $result_length + $result_start; // Reduce the number of keys to return
$result_start = 0; // Set the start key to the first result
}
$result_temp = array_slice($new_array, $result_start, $result_length); // Slice out the results we want
// Now we have an array, but we want array[-$before] to array[$after] not 0 to whatever.
foreach($result_temp as $rk => $rt) { // set all the keys to -$before to +$after
$result[$result_start - $ck + $rk] = $rt;
}
return $result;
} else { // didn't find it!
return false;
}
} else { // They didn't send an array
return false;
}
}
?>
I hope you find this useful! I welcome constructive criticism or comments or of course praise ;) -- just e-mail me.
- Jamon Holmgren
Mr. P
14-Nov-2008 02:11
Note that offset is not the same thing as key. Offset always starts at 0, while keys might be any number.
So this:
<?php print_r(array_slice(array(0 => 0, 5 => 5, 13 => 13),1)); ?>
will result in this:
Array
(
[0] => 5
[1] => 13
)
s0i0m at dreamevilconcepts dot com
12-Sep-2008 07:53
Using the varname function referenced from the array_search page, submitted by dcez at land dot ru. I created a multi-dimensional array splice function. It's usage is like so:
$array['admin'] = array('blah1', 'blah2');
$array['voice'] = array('blah3', 'blah4');
array_cut('blah4', $array);
...Would strip blah4 from the array, no matter where the position of it was in the array ^^ Returning this...
Array ( [admin] => Array ( [0] => blah1 [1] => blah2 ) [voice] => Array ( [0] => blah3 ) )
Here is the code...
<?php
function varname ($var)
{
// varname function by dcez at land dot ru
return (isset($var)) ? array_search($var, $GLOBALS) : false;
}
function array_cut($needle, $haystack)
{
foreach ($haystack as $k => $v)
{
for ($i=0; $i<count($v); $i++)
if ($v[$i] === $needle)
{
return array_splice($GLOBALS[varname($haystack)][$k], $i, 1);
break; break;
}
}
?>
Check out dreamevilconcept's forum for more innovative creations!
disnider at gmail dot com
25-Jun-2008 12:02
it will split array into 2 halfs :
<?
function array_split($array)
{
$end=count($array);
$half = ($end % 2 )? ceil($end/2): $end/2;
return array(array_slice($array,0,$half),array_slice($array,$half));
}
//testing with odd count
$array=array('a','b','c','d');
echo "Odd: <br>";
var_dump(array_split($array));
//testing with even count
$array=array('a','b','c','d','f');
echo "Even: <br>";
var_dump(array_split($array));
?>
Output:
===========
Odd:
array(2) {
[0]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(1) "a"
[1]=>
string(1) "b"
}
[1]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(1) "c"
[1]=>
string(1) "d"
}
}
Even:
array(2) {
[0]=>
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(1) "a"
[1]=>
string(1) "b"
[2]=>
string(1) "c"
}
[1]=>
array(2) {
[0]=>
string(1) "d"
[1]=>
string(1) "f"
}
}
ted.devito at 9gmail9 dot 99com
02-May-2008 09:21
based on worldclimb's arem(), here is a recursive array value removal tool that can work with multidimensional arrays.
function remove_from_array($array,$value){
$clear = true;
$holding=array();
foreach($array as $k => $v){
if (is_array($v)) {
$holding [$k] = remove_from_array ($v, $value);
}
elseif ($value == $v) {
$clear = false;
}
elseif($value != $v){
$holding[$k]=$v; // removes an item by combing through the array in order and saving the good stuff
}
}
if ($clear) return $holding; // only pass back the holding array if we didn't find the value
}
worldclimb at 99gmail99 dot com
21-Mar-2008 12:51
array_slice can be used to remove elements from an array but it's pretty simple to use a custom function.
One day array_remove() might become part of PHP and will likely be a reserved function name, hence the unobvious choice for this function's names.
<?
function arem($array,$value){
$holding=array();
foreach($array as $k => $v){
if($value!=$v){
$holding[$k]=$v;
}
}
return $holding;
}
function akrem($array,$key){
$holding=array();
foreach($array as $k => $v){
if($key!=$k){
$holding[$k]=$v;
}
}
return $holding;
}
$lunch = array('sandwich' => 'cheese', 'cookie'=>'oatmeal','drink' => 'tea','fruit' => 'apple');
echo '<pre>';
print_r($lunch);
$lunch=arem($lunch,'apple');
print_r($lunch);
$lunch=akrem($lunch,'sandwich');
print_r($lunch);
echo '</pre>';
?>
(remove 9's in email)
slimjackson at gmail dot com
29-Oct-2007 10:06
Re: 'cpa at NOSPAM dot conceptivator dot com' and 'gportlock at gembiz dot co dot uk'
limitText can be further simplified by adding a limit parameter to the explode function - eliminating the need for the use of array_slice entirely. Note that this only works for extracting the first n words of the string, and not the last.
Also, you've mistakenly used array_splice instead of array_slice in your functions.
<?php
function limitText( $text, $wordCount )
{
$wordArray = explode(" ", $text, $wordCount);
return implode( " ", $wordArray );
}
?>
aexchecker at yahoo dot com
04-Oct-2007 08:39
<?php
/**
* @desc
* Combines two arrays by inserting one into the other at a given position then
* returns the result.
*
* @since 2007/10/04
* @version v0.7 2007/10/04 18:47:52
* @author AexChecker <[email protected]>
* @param array $source
* @param array $destination
* @param int [optional] $offset
* @param int [optional] $length
* @return array
*/
function array_insert($source, $destination, $offset = NULL, $length = NULL) {
if (!is_array($source) || empty($source)) {
if (is_array($destination) && !empty($destination)) {
return $destination;
}
return array();
}
if (is_null($offset)) {
return array_merge($destination, $source);
}
$offset = var2int($offset);
if (is_null($length)) {
if ($offset === 0) {
return array_merge($source, array_slice($destination, 1));
}
if ($offset === -1) {
return array_merge(array_slice($destination, 0, -1), $source);
}
return array_merge(
array_slice($destination, 0, $offset),
$source,
array_slice($destination, ++$offset)
);
}
if ($offset === 0) {
return array_merge($source, array_slice($destination, $length));
}
$destination_count = count($destination);
$length = var2int($length);
if ($offset > 0) {
if ($destination_count - $offset < 1) {
return array_merge($destination, $source);
}
} else{
if (($t = $destination_count + $offset) < 1) {
return array_merge($source, $destination);
}
$offset = $t;
}
if ($length > 0) {
$length+= $offset;
} elseif ($length < 0 && !($length * -1 < $destination_count)) {
return $source;
} else {
$length = $offset;
}
return array_merge(
array_slice($destination, 0, $offset),
$source,
array_slice($destination, $length)
);
}
?>
phpnotasp at gmail dot com
16-Jul-2007 02:42
It should be noted that this function does NOT modify the original array. So if you need to array_pop() or array_shift() without modifying the original array, you can use array_slice().
<?php
$input = array('a', 'b', 'c');
$output = array_slice($input, 1);
print_r($output);
print_r($input);
/*
Array
(
[0] => b
[1] => c
)
Array
(
[0] => a
[1] => b
[2] => c
)
*/
?>
sean at getclicky dot com
19-Jun-2007 12:54
People... let's keep things simple here. :) Some of the functions to mimic >5.0.2 behavior (preserving keys) are ridiculously complicated. Look how simple it can be:
<?php
function atrim( $a, $num ) {
while( sizeof( $a ) > $num ) array_pop( $a );
return $a;
}
?>
cpa at NOSPAM dot conceptivator dot com
07-Jun-2007 05:15
'gportlock at gembiz dot co dot uk' has an error in his limitText function. It simply takes a text string, then cuts off the first X words and returns the rest of the string. I believe the intended use is to return only the first X words and cut off the rest.
The correct version should be (notice the inserted 0 offset):
<?php
function limitText( $text, $wordCount )
{
$wordArray = explode(" ", $text);
array_splice($wordArray, 0, $wordCount);
return implode( " ", $wordArray );
}
?>
gportlock at gembiz dot co dot uk
24-May-2007 07:29
This function returns a text string that is limited by the word count. This funtion is particularly useful for paid advertising where you pay by the word.
function limitText( $text, $wordCount ){
$wordArray = explode(" ", $text);
array_splice($wordArray, $wordCount);
return implode( " ", $wordArray );
}
bc at bnc-automatisering dot nl
15-Mar-2007 03:41
first at all, ur php version check does not work correctly.
version 4.3.10 (4310 > 520)
Second, $a is not initialized.
Third, to let the function work the same as slice (offset) it should be:
function narray_slice($array, $offset, $length){
$a = 0;
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
if (($a >= $offset) && ($a - $offset < $length))
$output_array[$key] = $value;
$a++;
}
return $output_array;
}
14-Mar-2007 08:09
I noticed that some other people made supportive functions for maintaining numeric keys for PHP versions less than 5.0.2. So here is my version of it.
<?php
//Slice an array but keep numeric keys
function narray_slice($array, $offset, $length) {
//Check if this version already supports it
if (str_replace('.', '', PHP_VERSION) >= 502)
return array_slice($array, $offset, $length, true);
foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
if ($a >= $offset && $a - $offset <= $length)
$output_array[$key] = $value;
$a++;
}
return $output_array;
}
?>
aflavio at gmail dot com
01-Mar-2007 01:43
/**
* Remove a value from a array
* @param string $val
* @param array $arr
* @return array $array_remval
*/
function array_remval($val, &$arr)
{
$array_remval = $arr;
for($x=0;$x<count($array_remval);$x++)
{
$i=array_search($val,$array_remval);
if (is_numeric($i)) {
$array_temp = array_slice($array_remval, 0, $i );
$array_temp2 = array_slice($array_remval, $i+1, count($array_remval)-1 );
$array_remval = array_merge($array_temp, $array_temp2);
}
}
return $array_remval;
}
$stack=Array('apple','banana','pear','apple', 'cherry', 'apple');
array_remval("apple", $stack);
//output: Array('banana','pear', 'cherry')
Apware
15-Feb-2007 04:34
A simple test of this function:
<?php
print_r(array_slice(array('a','b','c','d'), 0, 3)); // normal behaviour
print_r(array_slice(array('a','b','c','d'), 0, 10)); // result: no error, returns as many as possible
print_r(array_slice(array(), 0, 10)); // result: no error, returns empty array
?>
19-Dec-2006 09:10
The version check on "ps at b1g dot de" function fails on my copy of PHP. My Version of PHP is "4.3.10-18", and it ends up checking 4310 <=> 502.
Since we are looking for a version over 4.1.0, we cas use version_compare.
<?php
// PHP >= 5.0.2 is able to do this itself
if(function_exists('version_compare') and version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.0.2') >= 0) {
return array_slice($array, $offset, $length, true);
}
?>
ludvig ericson at http://toxik.a12.se/
05-Nov-2006 03:49
This function can also be used for pure laziness,
<?php
$myVar = end(array_slice(anotherFunction(), 0, 1));
?>
Imagine that anotherFunction() returns, say, three indexes, and you are sure you only want the Nth index, you could use this as a poor man's way of getting by the fact that PHP can't do this:
<?php
$myVar = (anotherFunction())[1];
?>
Which is sad.
ps at b1g dot de
03-Nov-2006 02:44
The following function is the same as array_slice with preserve_keys=true, but it works with PHP versions < 5.0.2.
When PHP >= 5.0.2 is available, the function uses the faster PHP-own array_slice-function with preserve_keys=true, otherwise it uses its own implementation.
<?php
/**
* array_slice with preserve_keys for every php version
*
* @param array $array Input array
* @param int $offset Start offset
* @param int $length Length
* @return array
*/
function array_slice_preserve_keys($array, $offset, $length = null)
{
// PHP >= 5.0.2 is able to do this itself
if((int)str_replace('.', '', phpversion()) >= 502)
return(array_slice($array, $offset, $length, true));
// prepare input variables
$result = array();
$i = 0;
if($offset < 0)
$offset = count($array) + $offset;
if($length > 0)
$endOffset = $offset + $length;
else if($length < 0)
$endOffset = count($array) + $length;
else
$endOffset = count($array);
// collect elements
foreach($array as $key=>$value)
{
if($i >= $offset && $i < $endOffset)
$result[$key] = $value;
$i++;
}
// return
return($result);
}
?>
Good for backwards compatibility I hope somebody might find this useful.
david at bagnara dot org
18-Oct-2006 08:42
I was trying to pass an argument list through the constructors. I tried various things such as func_get_args(). My conclusion is to pass the args to the constructor as an array. Each constructor can remove the fields it wants and pass the array on.
Using the following prototype, each child class can have any number of parameters added to the beginning of the class constructor and the rest passed onto the parent.
If the default value is desired for an argument, just pass NULL.
This could possibly be better done with array_shift or the like.
<?php
class aChild extends aParent
{
// TODO customise this list for this class
public
$a, $b, $c;
function __construct( $args = array() )
{
//set up default values for this class
// TODO customise this list for this class
$default = array( "a-def", "b-def", "c-def" ) ;
// now overwrite the default with non NULL args
foreach( $args as $key=>$val )
{
// more args than needed?
if( !isset( $default[$key] ) )
{
break;
}
// this arg not null
if( isset( $val ) )
{
$default[$key] = $val ;
}
}
// set this to the new values
// TODO customise this list for this class
list( $this->a, $this->b, $this->c ) = $default ;
// take off the ones we used
$args = array_slice( $args, count( $default ) ) ;
parent::__construct( $args ) ;
}
}
$x = new aChild( array( "aChild a", NULL, "aChild c", NULL, "aParent second", "aParent third" ) ) ;
?>
DRB
24-Aug-2006 01:08
In response to the problem mentioned in the previous post (no name 06-May-2006 12:21) the following is a working solution:
$myarray = array_slice($myarray, 1, count($myarray), true);
It is too bad that the "preserve_keys" option is not available for the array_shift and array_pop functions as this would be somewhat simpler.
06-May-2006 12:21
If you specify the fourth argument (to not reassign the keys), then there appears to be no way to get the function to return all values to the end of the array. Assigning -0 or NULL or just putting two commas in a row won't return any results.
taylorbarstow at the google mail service
07-Apr-2006 02:01
Array slice function that works with associative arrays (keys):
function array_slice_assoc($array,$keys) {
return array_intersect_key($array,array_flip($keys));
}
andreasblixt (at) msn (dot) com
06-Sep-2005 09:53
<?php
// Combines two arrays by inserting one into the other at a given position then returns the result
function array_insert($src, $dest, $pos) {
if (!is_array($src) || !is_array($dest) || $pos <= 0) return FALSE;
return array_merge(array_slice($dest, 0, $pos), $src, array_slice($dest, $pos));
}
?>
ssb45 at cornell dot edu
28-Jul-2005 07:20
In reply to jenny at jennys dot info:
Here is a much easier way to find the $offset of a $key in an $array:
$offset = array_search($key, array_keys($array));
fanfatal at fanfatal dot pl
08-Jul-2005 03:09
Hmm ... i wrote an usefull function whitch is such like strpos but it works on arrays ;]
<?php
/*
* Find position of first occurrence of a array
*
* @param array $haystack
* @param array $needle
* @return int
* @author FanFataL
*/
function array_pos($haystack, $needle) {
$size = count($needle);
$sizeh = count($haystack);
if($size > $sizeh) return false;
$scale = $sizeh - $size + 1;
for($i = 0; $i < $scale; $i++)
if($needle === array_slice($haystack, $i, $size))
return $i;
return false;
}
// Sample:
$a = array('aa','bb','cc','dd','ee');
$b = array('cc','dd');
$pos = array_pos($a, $b);
?>
Greatings ;-)
...
david dot tulloh at infaze dot com dot au
23-Jun-2005 06:26
Nice one liner to extract a column from a 2D array.
It works by using array_slice on every row, through array_map.
<?php
// set up a small test environment
$test_subject[] = array("a", "b", "c");
$test_subject[] = array("d", "e", "f");
$column=1;
// do the actual work
$result = array_map('array_slice', $test_subject,
array_fill(0, count($test_subject), $column),
array_fill(0, count($test_subject), 1)
);
// and the end result
result == array ( array("b"), array("e") );
?>
liz at matrixmailing dot com
06-Jun-2005 02:16
For those with PHP < 5.0.2, and have a number as your array key, to avoid having the key reset with array_slice, add a blank character to the beginning or end of the key.
<?
$array[" ".$key] = $value;
?>
bishop
08-Dec-2004 01:58
Sometimes you need to pick certain non-integer and/or non-sequential keys out of an array. Consider using the array_pick() implementation below to pull specific keys, in a specific order, out of a source array:
<?php
$a = array ('a' => 1, 'b' => 2, 'c' => 3, 'd' => 4);
$b = array_pick($a, array ('d', 'b'));
// now:
// $a = array ('a' => 1, 'c' => '3');
// $b = array ('d' => 4, 'b' => '2');
function &array_pick(&$array, $keys)
{
if (! is_array($array)) {
trigger_error('First parameter must be an array', E_USER_ERROR);
return false;
}
if (! (is_array($keys) || is_scalar($keys))) {
trigger_error('Second parameter must be an array of keys or a scalar key', E_USER_ERROR);
return false;
}
if (is_array($keys)) {
// nothing to do
} else if (is_scalar($keys)) {
$keys = array ($keys);
}
$resultArray = array ();
foreach ($keys as $key) {
if (is_scalar($key)) {
if (array_key_exists($key, $array)) {
$resultArray[$key] = $array[$key];
unset($array[$key]);
}
} else {
trigger_error('Supplied key is not scalar', E_USER_ERROR);
return false;
}
}
return $resultArray;
}
?>
pies at sputnik dot pl
17-Sep-2004 09:29
My shot at Dams's array_slice_key() implementation:
function array_slice_key($array, $offset, $len=-1){
if (!is_array($array))
return FALSE;
$length = $len >= 0? $len: count($array);
$keys = array_slice(array_keys($array), $offset, $length);
foreach($keys as $key) {
$return[$key] = $array[$key];
}
return $return;
}
Samuele at norsam dot org
05-Apr-2004 09:44
Note that if $offset+$length>count($array) then resulting array will NOT be filled with empty elements at his end, so it is not sure that it will have exactly $length elements. Example:
<?php
$a=Array(7,32,11,24,65); // count($a) is 5
$b=array_slice($a,2,4); // 2+4=6, and 6>count($a)
print_r($b);
?>
will return a 3-elements array:
Array
(
[0] => 11
[1] => 24
[2] => 65
)
23-Feb-2004 02:47
Use unset() to delete a associative array.
Ex:
<?php
$item['chaise'] = array ('qty' => 1,
'desc' => 'Chaise bercante 10"',
'avail' => 10);
$item['divan'] = array ('qty' => 1,
'desc' => 'Divan brun laitte"',
'avail' => 10);
if (isset($item['chaise'])) {
++$item['chaise']['qty'];
}
unset($item['divan']);
foreach ($item as $s) {
echo "<br />Commande " . $s['qty'] . " " . $s['desc'];
}
?>
jenny at jennys dot info
21-Feb-2004 10:12
Here's a function which returns the array offset based on the array key. This is useful if you'd like to use array_slice to get all keys/values after key "foo".
<?
function array_offset($array, $offset_key) {
$offset = 0;
foreach($array as $key=>$val) {
if($key == $offset_key)
return $offset;
$offset++;
}
return -1;
}
$array = array('foo'=>'foo', 'bar'=>'bar', 'bash'=>'bash', 'quux'=>'quux');
print_r($array);
// Prints the following:
// Array
// (
// [foo] => foo
// [bar] => bar
// [bash] => bash
// [quux] => quux
// )
$offset = array_offset($array,'bar');
// $offset now contains '1'
$new = array_slice($array,$offset+1);
print_r($new);
// Prints the following:
// Array
// (
// [bash] => bash
// [quux] => quux
// )
?>
webmaster_nospam at wavesport dot com
12-Nov-2002 04:48
This function may surprise you if you use arbitrary numeric values for keys, i.e.
<?php
//create an array
$ar = array('a'=>'apple', 'b'=>'banana', '42'=>'pear', 'd'=>'orange');
print_r($ar);
// print_r describes the array as:
// Array
// (
// [a] => apple
// [b] => banana
// [42] => pear
// [d] => orange
// )
//use array_slice() to extract the first three elements
$new_ar = array_slice($ar, 0, 3);
print_r($new_ar);
// print_r describes the new array as:
// Array
// (
// [a] => apple
// [b] => banana
// [0] => pear
// )
?>
The value 'pear' has had its key reassigned from '42' to '0'.
When $ar is initially created the string '42' is automatically type-converted by array() into an integer. array_slice() and array_splice() reassociate string keys from the passed array to their values in the returned array but numeric keys are reindexed starting with 0.
t dot oddy at ic dot ac dot uk
25-Apr-2002 06:47
[Editor's Note:
It is easier to do the same thing using array_values()
]
array_slice() can be used to "re-index" an array to start from key 0. For example, unpack creates an array with keys starting from 1;
<?php
var_dump(unpack("C*","AB"));
?>
produces
<?php
array(2) {
[1]=>
int(65)
[2]=>
int(66)
}
?>
and
<?php
var_dump(array_slice(unpack("C*","AB"),0));
?>
give you
<?php
array(2) {
[0]=>
int(65)
[1]=>
int(66)
}
?>
developer at i-space dot org
03-Feb-2002 08:22
remember that array_slice returns an array with the current element. you must use array_slice($array, $index+1) if you want to get the next elements.
richardgere at jippii dot fi
27-Jan-2002 09:14
The same thing, written by a maladroit :)
<?php
function array_slice2( $array, $offset, $length = 0 )
{
if( $offset < 0 )
$offset = sizeof( $array ) + $offset;
$length = ( !$length ? sizeof( $array ) : ( $length < 0 ? sizeof( $array ) - $length : $length + $offset ) );
for( $i = $offset; $i < $length; $i++ )
$tmp[] = $array[$i];
return $tmp;
}
?>
dams at php dot net
15-Dec-2001 07:09
Here is a version of Array_slice which takes into account keys.
That may be a suggestion for future developpement.
<?php
function array_slice_key($array, $offset){
if (!is_array($array))
return FALSE;
if (func_num_args() == 3){
$length = func_get_arg(2);
$length = max(0,intval($length));
} else {
$length = count($array);
}
$i = 0;
$return = array();
$keys = array_slice(array_keys($array), $offset, $length);
foreach( $keys as $key){
$return[$key] = $array[$key];
}
return $return;
}
?>