- print_r: documentation ( source)
<?php
$array = [
'item-1' => [ 'item-child-1', 'item-child-2' ],
'item-2' => [ 'item-child-1', 'item-child-2' , 'item-child-3'],
'item-3' => [ 'item-child-1' ]
];
$expected = [];
foreach($array as $k=>$v){
$expected[$k]=$v[count($v)-1];
}
print '<pre>';
print_r($expected);