Gets the first value of an array

# array_first

(PHP 8 >= 8.5.0)

array_first — Gets the first value of an array

### Description

array_first(array `$array`): mixed

Get the first value of the given `array`.

### Parameters

`array`
  An array.

### Return Values

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

### Examples

Example #1 Basic array_first() Usage

`<?php
$array = [1 => 'a', 0 => 'b', 3 => 'c', 2 => 'd'];
$firstValue = array_first($array);
var_dump($firstValue);
?>`

The above example will output:

    string(1) "a"

### See Also

- array_key_first() - Gets the first key of an array
- array_last() - Gets the last value of an array

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