Define array index after function call

Question

In other languages such as C# and JavaScript, I am able to access the index of an array with a function call such as

getMyArray()[0] 

This

Answer 1

You need to be running PHP 5.4 in order to use array de-referencing.

Answer 2

// PHP 5.4
$item = getMyArray()[0];

// Older than 5.4: (not recommended)
list($a)   = getMyArray();  // getMyArray()[0]
list(, $b) = getMyArray();  // getMyArray()[1]