Display the value of the current element in an array.
| <?php $people = array(“Peter”, “Joe”, “Glenn”, “Cleveland”); echo pos($people) . “<br>”; ?> |
The pos() function returns the value of the current element in an array. It is an alias of the current() function. Each array has an internal pointer to its “current” element, which starts at the first element inserted. Note: This function does not move the array’s internal pointer.
Related methods:
current() – returns the value of the current element in an arrayend() – moves the internal pointer to the last element in the array and outputs its valuenext() – moves the internal pointer to the next element in the array and outputs its valueprev() – moves the internal pointer to the previous element in the array and outputs its valuereset() – moves the internal pointer to the first element in the arrayeach() – returns the key and value of the current element and moves the internal pointer forward| pos(array) |
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Parameter |
Description |
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array |
Required. Specifies the array to be used. |
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Return Value: |
Returns the value of the current element in an array, or |
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PHP Version: |
4+ |
An example illustrating all related methods:
| <?php $people = array(“Peter”, “Joe”, “Glenn”, “Cleveland”); echo current($people) . “<br>”; // The current element is Peter echo next($people) . “<br>”; // The next element of Peter is Joe echo current($people) . “<br>”; // Now the current element is Joe echo prev($people) . “<br>”; // The previous element of Joe is Peter echo end($people) . “<br>”; // The last element is Cleveland echo prev($people) . “<br>”; // The previous element of Cleveland is Glenn echo current($people) . “<br>”; // Now the current element is Glenn echo reset($people) . “<br>”; // Moves the internal pointer to the first element of the array, which is Peter echo next($people) . “<br>”; // The next element of Peter is Joe print_r (each($people)); // Returns the key and value of the current element (now Joe), and moves the internal pointer forward ?> |