array_slice

Name:array_slice

Category:Array

Programming Language:php

One-line Description:Returns the selected part of the array.

Example

Example 1

Starting from the third element of the array, and return the remaining elements in the array:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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Example 2

Take it from the second element of the array and return only two elements:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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Example 3

Use negative start parameters:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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Example 4

Set the preserve parameter to true:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token constant boolean">true</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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Example 5

Process string key names and integer key names:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"a"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"b"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"c"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"d"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"e"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token operator">=</span> <span class="token keyword">array</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"0"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"red"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"1"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"green"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"2"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"blue"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"3"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"yellow"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"4"</span> <span class="token operator">=></span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"brown"</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token function">print_r</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span><span class="token function"></span></span><mark> <span class="token function">array_slice</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token variable">$a</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span></mark><span class="token punctuation"></span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
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