array_pop
(PHP 4 , PHP 5)
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.
If array is empty (or is not an array),
NULL will be returned.
Note: This function will
reset() the array pointer after
use.
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(),
array_shift(), and
array_unshift().