PHP Exercises: Create a new array with n elements removed from the left

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80. Remove Leftmost Elements from Array

Write a PHP program to create a new array with n elements removed from the left.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
// Function definition for 'drop_from_left' that takes an array of items and an optional parameter '$n' (default value is 1)
function drop_from_left($items, $n = 1)
{
    // Use 'array_slice' to remove the first '$n' elements from the array
    return array_slice($items, $n);
}

// Call 'drop_from_left' with an array and display the result using 'print_r'
print_r(drop_from_left([1, 2, 3]));

// Call 'drop_from_left' with an array and a specified number of elements to drop, then display the result using 'print_r'
print_r(drop_from_left([1, 2, 3, 4], 2));

?>

Explanation:

Define drop_from_left Function:
The function drop_from_left takes an array $items and an optional parameter $n, which defaults to 1.
This function removes the first $n elements from the array.

Use array_slice to Skip Elements:

array_slice($items, $n) returns a subset of $items, starting after the first $n elements.
If $n is not specified, the function removes only the first element (since $n defaults to 1).

Display the Result with print_r:

The first call, drop_from_left([1, 2, 3]), drops the first element, outputting [2, 3].
The second call, drop_from_left([1, 2, 3, 4], 2), drops the first two elements, outputting [3, 4].

Output:

Array
(
    [0] => 2
    [1] => 3
)
Array
(
    [0] => 3
    [1] => 4
)

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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Write a PHP function to create a sliced version of an array starting from a given index.
Write a PHP script to trim n elements from the left side of an array and display the remainder.
Write a PHP script to implement custom logic that drops the first n elements and preserves the rest.

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