Shift an element off the beginning of array
Syntax
array_shift(array &$array): mixed
Parameters
arrayThe input array.
Return
Returns the shifted value, or null if array is empty or is not an array.
Examples
1 · array
<?
$array = array("apple", "banana", "coconut");
array_shift($array);
print_r($array);
?>Array
(
[0] => banana
[1] => coconut
)
2 · return · first
<?
$array = array("apple", "banana", "coconut");
$return = array_shift($array);
print_r($return);
?>apple
3 · return · empty
<? $array = array(); $return = array_shift($array); var_export($return); ?>
NULL
