Start the slice from the third element of the array and return the remaining elements.
| <?php $a=array(“red”,“green”,“blue”,“yellow”,“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,2)); ?> |
The array_slice() function returns a portion of an array.
Note: If the array has string keys, the returned array will preserve those keys (see example 4).
| array_slice(array, start, length, preserve) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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array |
Required. Specifies the array to slice. |
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start |
Required. Numeric value. Specifies the starting point for the slice. |
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length |
Optional. Numeric value. Specifies the length of the returned array. If set to a negative number, the function will stop slicing that many positions from the end of the array. If this value is not provided, the function will return all elements starting from the position specified by the start parameter. |
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preserve |
Optional. Specifies whether the function should preserve or reset the keys. Possible values are: · true – Preserve keys · false (default) – Reset keys |
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Return Value: |
Returns a subset of an array. |
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PHP Version: |
4+ |
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PHP Changelog: |
The preserve parameter was introduced in PHP 5.0.2. |
Start the slice from the second element of the array and return only two elements.
| <?php $a=array(“red”,“green”,“blue”,“yellow”,“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,1,2)); ?> |
Using a negative start parameter:
| <?php $a=array(“red”,“green”,“blue”,“yellow”,“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,-2,1)); ?> |
With the preserve parameter set to true:
| <?php $a=array(“red”,“green”,“blue”,“yellow”,“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,1,2,true)); ?> |
With both string and integer keys:
| <?php $a=array(“a”=>“red”,“b”=>“green”,“c”=>“blue”,“d”=>“yellow”,“e”=>“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,1,2)); $a=array(“0”=>“red”,“1”=>“green”,“2”=>“blue”,“3”=>“yellow”,“4”=>“brown”); print_r(array_slice($a,1,2)); ?> |