array_pop
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
array_pop — Pop the element off the end of array
Description
array_pop() pops and returns the value of
the last element of array
, shortening the
array
by one element.
Note: This function will reset() the array pointer of the input array after use.
Return Values
Returns the value of the last element 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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