How get properties from object named '0' - php

Question

I have that code
$names=array('name1'=>'John','Bill');
$names = (object)$names;
If I want get name John, I do :
$names->name1;
But, How can I get name 'Bill' ?

Answer 1

This is actually a issue/bug. [ https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45959 ]
It's best to avoid array-to-object casts & If you really need to do, Create a new instance of stdClass and then manually renaming the variable. (Not a right Solution & I'm sure You must be knowing this!)
<?php
$names=array('name1'=>'John','Bill');
$obj = new stdClass;
foreach ($names as $k => $v) {
if (is_numeric($k)) {
$k = "_{$k}";
}
$obj->$k = $v;
}
echo "<pre>";
print_r($obj);
echo "</pre>";
echo $obj->_0;
?>

Answer 2

First way
$names=array('name1'=>'John','name2'=>'Bill');
$names = (object)$names;
var_dump($names->name2);//Bill
Second way:
using the loop get all variables:
$names=array('name1'=>'John','Bill');
$names = (object)$names;
foreach ($names as $name) {
echo ($name);
}

Answer 3

list($names->name1,$names->name2)=array_values(array('name1'=>'John','Bill'));
echo $names->name2; // Bill
EDIT1
$names=array('name1'=>'John','Bill');
$names = (object)$names;
echo end($names); // Bill
EDIT2
$names=array('name1'=>'John','Bill');
$names = (object)$names;
echo next($names); // Bill

Answer 4

You can iterate through it:
foreach ($names as $name) {
var_dump($name);
}
output:
string 'John' (length=4)
string 'Bill' (length=4)