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Interpreting return value of function directly as an array

Is there a way I can use the following?

$year = getdate()["year"]; ??

If my function returns an array, can I read the value without writing another line?

Thank you for your help!

Answer 1

Yes you can do that without writing newline…

$year = getdate(); $year = $year['year'];

Since PHP 5.4 it is possible to do so:

function fruits()
{
    return array('a' => 'apple', 'b' => 'banana');
}

echo fruits()['a']; # apple

It is called array dereferencing.