reset
reset
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
reset — Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element
Description
mixed reset ( array &$array )
reset() rewinds array's internal pointer to the first element and returns the value of the first array element.
Parameters
-
array -
The input array.
Return Values
Returns the value of the first array element, or FALSE if the array is empty.
Examples
Example #1 reset() example
<?php
$array = array('step one', 'step two', 'step three', 'step four');
// by default, the pointer is on the first element
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one"
// skip two steps
next($array);
next($array);
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step three"
// reset pointer, start again on step one
reset($array);
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one"
?> See Also
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