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array_pop

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array_pop -- Pop the element off the end of array

Description

mixed array_pad ( 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 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.

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.