Shift an element off the beginning of array array_search array_slice Array Functions PHP Manual array_shift (PHP 4, PHP 5)array_shift — Shift an element off the beginning of array Description mixed array_shift ( array &$array ) array_shift() shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by one element and moving everything down. All numerical array keys will be modified to start counting from zero while literal keys won't be touched. Note: This function will reset() the array pointer after use. Parameters array The input array. Return Values Returns the shifted value, or NULL if array is empty or is not an array. Examples Example #1 array_shift() example <?php$stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");$fruit = array_shift($stack);print_r($stack);?> The above example will output: Array ( [0] => banana [1] => apple [2] => raspberry ) and orange will be assigned to $fruit. See Also array_unshift() array_push() array_pop() array_search array_slice Array Functions PHP Manual
