Return value from array

Question

I have a function that returns an array and I'm trying to call a certain value from it like so

echo $this->getName()['first']. ' ' .$this->getName()['last'];

getName function...

protected function getName(){
    return $this->user;
}

the array is laid out like so...

$this->user = array(
    'id' => $id,
    'first' => $fn,
    'last' => $ln
);

This works on localhost but not on my production server. I'm guessing it has something to do with my php.ini but not sure. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

Your question is tagged PHP 5.3, but this syntax is only valid in 5.4.

Look here

Also, if you develop on a Mac, please be aware that OSX Mavericks upgraded the local version of PHP from 5.3 to 5.4.

Cheers

Answer 2

Well, the first thing to look at is the PHP version your production server is using. Maybe your production server is using an old PHP version.

On a side note, why would you call the same function twice? I mean, why not doing something like

$user = $this->getName();
echo $user['first'] . " " . $user['last'];