Alternative to temporary variable to access array-result from function in PHP [duplicate]

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PHP syntax for dereferencing function result

If a PHP function returns an array, the following syntax will not work:

$firstValue = $object-&开发者_StackOverflowgt;methodThatReturnsArray()[0]; // syntax error, unexpected '['

This, however, works fine:

$temporaryArray = $object->methodThatReturnsArray(); 
$firstValue = $temporaryArray[0]; // temporary will never be reused

What is the best syntax to solve this problem, or is creating that variable the recommended approach?

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Variable is the best approach.

Still PHP 5.4 adds the feature to be able using the first mentioned syntax.

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Well, you can have list to the left of the = (list($firstValue) = $object->methodThatReturnsArray();), if you need anything too deep in the array, a temporary variable is your only option.