second from the end of array

[james438]

I don't have any real need for this, but is there a built in php function that will allow me to get the second value from the end of an array? Sort of like:

$end=array($arr, -1, 1);

[bluewalrus]

I've never used this but my guess is

$inversed = array_reverse($array);
$end = $inversed[1];

http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-reverse.php

[james438]

Not exactly what I was looking for, but works just the same :).

[djr33]

echo $array[count($array)-2];

(We subtract 2 because count returns a count from 1+ and array indexes range from 0+.)

BTW, this will return two errors (undefined index notice; error count's value is not an array) if you use it on a non-array or on an empty array. Check that first.

[james438]

nice, thanks for those answers. I was looking for something really simple like the answers you both gave.