array_first

Function • Added in PHP 8.5

Gets the first value of an array.

PHP 5

PHP 7

PHP 8.0

PHP 8.1-8.2

PHP 8.3

PHP 8.4

Added

PHP 8.6

`array_first` Function synopsis

array_first(array $array): mixed

Parameters

`$array`

Typearray

An array.

Return value

Typemixed

Returns the first value of $array if the array is not empty; null otherwise.

Changes to the `array_first` Function

PHP 8.5

New array_first and array_last functions

Function added

`array_first` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Future Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported (Latest)	No
PHP 8.3Supported	No
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	No
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only	No
PHP 8.0Unsupported	No
PHP 7.4Unsupported	No
PHP 7.3Unsupported	No
PHP 7.2Unsupported	No
PHP 7.1Unsupported	No
PHP 7.0Unsupported	No
PHP 5.6Unsupported	No
PHP 5.5Unsupported	No
PHP 5.4Unsupported	No
PHP 5.3Unsupported	No