PHP Function array_pop()

Syntax

array_pop ( $array );

Definition and Usage

This function 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.

Paramters

Parameter	Description
array	Required. Specifies an array.

Return Values

It returns the last value of the array, shortening the array by one element.

Example

Try out following example:

<?php $array=array("a"=>"banana","b"=>"apple","c"=>"orange"); print_r(array_pop($array)); print_r("<br />"); print_r(array_pop($array)); ?>

This will produce following result:

orange apple