(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)
array_pop — Pop the element off the end of array
array_pop() pops and returns the last value of
the array
, shortening the
array
by one element.
Note: This function will reset() the array pointer of the input array after use.
array
The array to get the value from.
Returns the last value of array
.
If array
is empty (or is not an array),
NULL
will be returned.
This function will produce an error of level E_WARNING when called on a non-array.
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.