Extract data from string and set as new string

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I am retrieving information from a string, lets call it $data and the output is as follows:

Array
(
    [0] => John Doe
)

How can take the portion of the Full name and set that as a new string, say $fullname

the value of $fullname should be: John Doe

it ain't a string, it already says on the dump Array, just assign it into another variable, $fullname = $data[0]; — Kevin
– Kevin, Commented Apr 22, 2015 at 11:09
If you really mean your string looks like $data = "Array([0] => 'John Doe')", then a look at the following question will probably be useful. — Huey
– Huey, Commented Apr 22, 2015 at 11:11

Bhavesh G · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22 11:44:10Z

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You need to write $fullname = $data[0].

Since $data is an array.

edited Apr 22, 2015 at 11:44

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answered Apr 22, 2015 at 11:09

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user4819055 · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22 11:18:28Z

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You can directly pass that value within a variable and can easily access it

Lets Say

$data = array('Jon Doe'); // output Array([0] => Jon Doe)

$fullname = $data[0]; // initialized value within $fullname

echo $fullname; // output Jon Doe

answered Apr 22, 2015 at 11:18

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Sougata Bose · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22 11:12:50Z

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It is not a string. It is an array. And you can access array element by its indexes. like -

$data = array(0 => "John Doe");
echo $data[0];

answered Apr 22, 2015 at 11:12

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Naga Naveen · Accepted Answer · 2015-04-22 11:17:54Z

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I think you can get the value even without using "=>". Even if that is not used, the system takes "John Doe" as 0th value of that array only. It simply can be,

$data = array("John Doe");
echo $data[0];

answered Apr 22, 2015 at 11:17

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