array_pop

Pop the element off the end of array (PHP 4 )
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.

Note:

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

Example 128. 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:

<?php Array
(
   [
0] => orange
   
[1] => banana
   
[2] => apple
) ?>

and raspberry will be assigned to $fruit.

Warning:

This function may return Boolean FALSE, but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to FALSE, such as 0 or "". Please read the section on Booleans for more information. Use the === operator for testing the return value of this function.

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

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