PHP array_pop function

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array_pop

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

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

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

After this, $stack will have only 3 elements:

and raspberry will be assigned to
$fruit.

See also array_push(),
array_shift(), and
array_unshift().