PHP: array_slice() function

Last update on August 19 2022 21:50:39 (UTC/GMT +8 hours)

PHP: Extract a slice of the array

The array_slice() function is used to extract a slice of an array.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

array_slice(array_name, starting_position, slice_length, preserve_keys)

The array_slice() function returns the sequence of elements from the array array as specified by the starting_position and slice_length parameters.

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
array_name	Array name.	Required	Array
starting_position	Specifies the beginning position of the slice in the array.	Required	Integer
slice_length	Length of the slice.	Optional	Integer
preserve_keys	Specify TRUE or FALSE, whether the function shall preserve the array's keys or not. The default value is FALSE.	Optional	Boolean

Return value:

The slice.

Value Type: Array

Example:

<?php
$fruits_list = array('Orange','Apple','Banana','Cherry');
$result= array_slice($fruits_list,3);
print_r($result);
echo "<br>";
$result= array_slice($fruits_list,-2,1);
print_r($result);
echo "</br>";
$result= array_slice($fruits_list,0,4);
print_r($result);
?>

Output:

Array ( [0] => Cherry) 

Array ( [0] => Banana ) 

Array ( [0] => Orange [1] => Apple [2] => Banana [3] => Cherry )

Pictorial Presentation:

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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