PHP: 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. Will additionally produce a Warning when called on a non-array.

Note: This function will reset() the array pointer after use.

Parameters

array: The array to get the value from.

Return Values

Returns the last value of array . If array is empty (or is not an array), 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.

array_pop

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