Stripping unwanted data from an Array in php - php

Question

This code builds an array:
$size = sizeof($include_quotes);
for ($i=0; $i<$size; $i++) {
$quotes = $GLOBALS[$include_quotes[$i]]->quote($method);
if (is_array($quotes)) $quotes_array[] = $quotes;
}
}
If i
print_r($quotes_array);
i get the following:
Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => advshipper [methods] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => 1-0-0 [title] => Trade Shipping [cost] => 20 [icon] => [shipping_ts] => [quote_i] => 0 ) [1] => Array ( [id] => 2-0-0 [title] => 1-2 working days [cost] => 3.2916666666667 [icon] => [shipping_ts] => [quote_i] => 1 ) [2] => Array ( [id] => 4-0-0 [title] => 2-3 working days [cost] => 2.4916666666667 [icon] => [shipping_ts] => [quote_i] => 2 ) [3] => Array ( [id] => 8-0-0 [title] => Click & Collect [cost] => 0 [icon] => [shipping_ts] => [quote_i] => 3 ) ) [module] => Shipping [tax] => 20 ) )
In some circumstances, I only want the data in field 0 to be passed onto the next part of the code. However, using
$sliced_quotes_array = array_slice($quotes_array,0,1);
Still returns all the results.
What is the correct method to get just:
Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => advshipper [methods] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => 1-0-0 [title] => Trade Shipping [cost] => 20 [icon] => [shipping_ts] => [quote_i] => 0 )
Any help greatly appreciated because i have tried numerous different ways and no luck yet.
Using the following still returns the same results
$testarray = array(0 => $quotes_array[0]);
print_r($testarray);

Answer 1

Why not just use the array constructor and explicitly include what you need:
array(0 => $quotes_array[0]);

Answer 2

Here is your array:
When you are saying " I only want the data in field 0 to be passed onto the next part of the code", you meant that you only want this data to be passed next, right? :
Array (
[0] => Array (
[id] => advshipper
[module] => Shipping
[tax] => 20
)
)
Is this what you want?
$newArray = array();
foreach ($quotes_array[0] as $items)
{
if (!is_array($items))
{
$newArray[] = $items;
}
}
$newArray will contain that data.
UPDATE
Okay, gotcha.
You can just use this:
$newArray = $quotes_array[0]['methods'][0];

Answer 3

Having done some reading on arrays and after a bit of trial, i found a solution to my problem.
I used:
unset($quotes_array[0]['methods'][1]);
By changing the index number after methods i was able to drop any shipping options i didn't require, whilst still maintaining the functionality.