PHP Function to get First 5 Values of array

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Mohit picture Mohit · Dec 30, 2010 · Viewed 41.1k times · Source 
Array
(
    [university] => 57
    [iit] => 57
    [jee] => 44
    [application] => 28
    [study] => 26
    [college] => 23
    [exam] => 19
    [colleges] => 19
    [view] => 19
    [amp] => 18
)

How can I get an array with the first 5 elements?

Answer

Crozin picture Crozin · Dec 30, 2010

Use array_slice() function:

$newArray = array_slice($originalArray, 0, 5, true);

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