PHP Array Exercises : Get the first element from an array

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5. Get First Element from Associative Array

$color = array(4 => 'white', 6 => 'green', 11=> 'red');
Write a PHP script to get the first element of the above array.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Define an associative array with non-sequential keys
$color = array(4 => 'white', 6 => 'green', 11 => 'red');

// Output the value of the first element in the array using reset()
echo reset($color) . "\n";
?>

Output:

white

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

Write a PHP script that retrieves the first element of an associative array regardless of the keys.
Write a PHP function to return the value of the first item in an associative array, using key resetting functions.
Write a PHP program to combine resetting the array pointer and then extracting the first element into a helper function.
Write a PHP script to demonstrate two different methods to obtain the first value of an associative array and compare their outputs.

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