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15 years ago
Regarding php at keithtylerdotcom solution to emulate

<?php
$z = someFuncReturningAnArray()['some_key'];
?>

His recommended solution will still return an array. To get the value of a single key in an array returned by a function, simply add implode() to the recipe:

<?php
function someFuncReturningAnArray() {
  return array(
    'a' => 'b',
    'c' => 'd',
    'e' => 'f',
    'g' => 'h',
    'i' => 'j'
  );
}

//traditional way
$temp = someFuncReturningAnArray();
$b = $temp['a'];
echo print_r($b, 1) . "\n----------\n";

//keithtylerdotcom one-line method
$b = array_intersect_key(someFuncReturningAnArray(), array('a'=>''));
echo print_r($b, 1) . "\n----------\n";

//better one line method
$b = implode('', array_intersect_key(someFuncReturningAnArray(), array('a'=>'')));
echo print_r($b, 1) . "\n----------\n";
?>
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