array_pop
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
array_pop — Pop the element off the end of array
Description
array_pop() pops and returns the last value of the array, shortening the array by one element. If array is empty (or is not an array), NULL will be returned. Will additionally produce a Warning when called on a non-array.
Note: This function will reset() the array pointer 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.
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