How to echo a language's name using the 'raw' attribute?

Question

I'd like to make a language switcher, but the default options don't work for me, so I'd like to use the 'raw' attribute. I'm currently just testing whether my languages will show up at all:

$translations = pll_the_languages(array('raw'=>1));
echo $translations[0]['name'];

This code doesn't output anything, but doesn't crash the website either. What am I missing?

`pll_the_languages(array('raw'=>1));` what does this return?\ — Danyal Sandeelo, Apr 23 '19 at 14:19
https://pastebin.com/4UyYnPuF Looks exactly like what I need... but the above code still won't output anything. — TeunCB, Apr 24 '19 at 12:09
I want to use this function to make a language switcher at the top of my screen. So for now, I was just trying to get any kind of output out of it. I was wondering what was wrong with my first attempt. — TeunCB, Apr 24 '19 at 12:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '19 at 12:22

$translations = pll_the_languages(array('raw'=>1));
echo $translations[nl][name];

I thought the second array would be named after the 'order' number of the language, turns out it was the slug. Thanks to Danyal for helping me find the array's framework.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 24 '19 at 13:19

you would need to get it like this:

echo $translations['nl']['name'];

It's better to verify if the key exists in the array or not.

$value= "";
if($key_exists('nl',$translations) && $key_exists('name',$translations['nl'])){
$value = $translations['nl']['name'];
}
echo $value;

How to echo a language's name using the 'raw' attribute?

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