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11 years ago

Since 5.4 STRICT standards dictate that you cannot wrap array_keys in a function like array_shift that attempts to reference the array.  

Invalid:
echo array_shift( array_keys( array('a' => 'apple') ) );

Valid:
$keys = array_keys( array('a' => 'apple') );
echo array_shift( $keys );

But Wait! Since PHP (currently) allows you to break a reference by wrapping a variable in parentheses, you can currently use:

echo array_shift( ( array_keys( array('a' => 'apple') ) ) );

However I would expect in time the PHP team will modify the rules of parentheses.

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