array_pop
(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
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.
Parameters
-
array
-
The array to get the value from.
Return Values
Returns the value of the last element of array
.
If array
is empty,
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