Remove the first element (e.g., “red”) from an array and return the value of the removed element.
| <?php $a=array(“a”=>“red”,“b”=>“green”,“c”=>“blue”); echo array_shift($a); print_r ($a); ?> |
The array_shift() function removes the first element from an array and returns its value.
Note: If the array has numeric keys, all remaining elements will be reindexed, starting from 0 and increasing by 1 (see example below).
| array_shift(array) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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array |
Required. Specifies the array to modify. |
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Return Value: |
Returns the value of the removed element from an array, or NULL if the array is empty |
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PHP Version: |
4+ |
With numeric keys:
| <?php $a=array(0=>“red”,1=>“green”,2=>“blue”); echo array_shift($a); print_r ($a); ?> |