array_pop
array_pop
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
array_pop — Pop the element off the end of array
Description
mixed array_pop ( array &$array )
array_pop() pops and returns the last value of the array, shortening the array by one element.
Note: This function will reset() the array pointer of the input array after use.
Parameters
-
array -
The array to get the value from.
Return Values
Returns the last value of array. If array is empty (or is not an array), NULL will be returned.
Errors/Exceptions
This function will produce an error of level E_WARNING when called on a non-array.
Examples
Example #1 array_pop() example
<?php
$stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_pop($stack);
print_r($stack);
?> After this, $stack will have only 3 elements:
Array
(
[0] => orange
[1] => banana
[2] => apple
)
and raspberry will be assigned to $fruit.
See Also
- array_push() - Push one or more elements onto the end of array
- array_shift() - Shift an element off the beginning of array
- array_unshift() - Prepend one or more elements to the beginning of an array
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