array_pop

(PHP 4 )

array_pop -- 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.

Example 1. Array_pop() example


$stack = array ("orange", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_pop ($stack);
      

After this, $stack has only 2 elements: "orange" and "apple", and $fruit has "raspberry".

See also array_push(), array_shift(), and array_unshift().