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array_pop

(PHP 4 >= 4.0.0)

array_pop -- Pop the element off the end of array

Description

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.

Example 1. array_pop() example

$stack = array ("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_pop ($stack);

After this, $stack will have only 3 elements: 
Array
(
    [0] => orange
    [1] => banana
    [2] => apple
)
and rasberry 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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