How can I get the last value of an array?

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Below are the contents of the array. How can I get the last array, [cat_name] => Lcd?

I do not need:

[cat_link] => lcd [cat_id] => 172

( [0] => Array ( [cat_name] => Electronics [cat_link] => electronics [cat_id] => 164 ) [1] => Array ( [cat_name] => Televisions [cat_link] => televisions [cat_id] => 165 ) [2] => Array ( [cat_name] => Lcd [cat_link] => lcd [cat_id] => 172 ) )

alex · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-29 02:37:33Z

Use end().

$lastMember = end($arr);

Note that this advances the array's internal pointer, which may matter dependent on what other code you have.

Ry- · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-29 02:37:58Z

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You can get the last cat_name value like so:

$arr[count($arr) - 1]['cat_name']

answered Dec 29, 2011 at 2:37

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Ry- Over a year ago

@baris22: PHP 5.2 and lower have this odd quirk where [ cannot follow ). So end($arr)['cat_name'] would be a syntax error. Just FYI :)

Finbarr · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-29 02:36:18Z

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You can retrieve the last element of the array like this: $array[count($array) - 1]

answered Dec 29, 2011 at 2:36

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