getting the first element in an array code example

Example 1: first item in array php

$firstItem = array_shift($array);

Example 2: php get first element of array

$colors = array(2=>"blue",3 =>"green",1=>"red");
$firstValue = reset($colors); //blue
$firstKey = key($colors); //2

Example 3: javascript get first element of array

let mylist = ['one','two','three','last']
mylist[0],mylist[1],mylist[2],mylist[3]//this is called indexing and slicing in python
//in javascript it called getting elements in array

Example 4: javascript get first element of array

alert(ary[0])