array_push
—
Push one or more elements onto the end of array
Description
array_push(array&$array,mixed...$values):int
array_push()
treats
array
as a stack, and pushes the passed variables onto the end of
array
. The length of
array
increases by the number of variables pushed. Has the same effect as:
<?php$array[]=$var;?>
repeated for each passed value.
Note
:
If you use
array_push()
to add one element to the array, it's better to use
$array[] =
because in that way there is no overhead of calling a function.
Note
:
array_push()
will raise a warning if the first argument is not an array. This differed from the
$var[]
behaviour where a new array was created, prior to PHP 7.1.0.
Parameters
array
The input array.
values
The values to push onto the end of the
array
.
Return Values
Returns the new number of elements in the array.
Changelog
Version
Description
7.3.0
This function can now be called with only one parameter. Formerly, at least two parameters have been required.
Picks one or more random entries out of an array, and returns the key (or keys) of the random entries.
Caution
This function does not generate cryptographically secure values, and
must not
be used for cryptographic purposes, or purposes that require returned values to be unguessable.
If cryptographically secure randomness is required, the
Random\Randomizer
may be used with the
Random\Engine\Secure
engine. For simple use cases, the
random_int()
and
random_bytes()
functions provide a convenient and secure
API
that is backed by the operating system’s
CSPRNG
.
Parameters
array
The input array.
num
Specifies how many entries should be picked.
Return Values
When picking only one entry,
array_rand()
returns the key for a random entry. Otherwise, an array of keys for the random entries is returned. This is done so that random keys can be picked from the array as well as random values. If multiple keys are returned, they will be returned in the order they were present in the original array. Trying to pick more elements than there are in the array will result in an
E_WARNING
level error, and NULL will be returned.
Changelog
Version
Description
7.1.0
The internal randomization algorithm has been changed to use the » Mersenne Twister Random Number Generator instead of the libc rand function.
array_reduce()
applies iteratively the
callback
function to the elements of the
array
, so as to reduce the array to a single value.
Parameters
array
The input array.
callback
callback(mixed$carry,mixed$item):mixed
carry
Holds the return value of the previous iteration; in the case of the first iteration it instead holds the value of
initial
.
item
Holds the value of the current iteration.
initial
If the optional
initial
is available, it will be used at the beginning of the process, or as a final result in case the array is empty.
Return Values
Returns the resulting value.
If the array is empty and
initial
is not passed,
array_reduce()
returns
null
.
Changelog
Version
Description
8.0.0
If
callback
expects a parameter to be passed by reference, this function will now emit an
E_WARNING
.
Examples
Example #1
array_reduce()
example
<?phpfunctionsum($carry,$item){$carry+=$item;return$carry;}functionproduct($carry,$item){$carry*=$item;return$carry;}$a=array(1,2,3,4,5);$x=array();var_dump(array_reduce($a,"sum"));// int(15)var_dump(array_reduce($a,"product",10));// int(1200), because: 10*1*2*3*4*5var_dump(array_reduce($x,"sum","No data to reduce"));// string(17) "No data to reduce"?>
See Also
array_filter() - Filters elements of an array using a callback function
array_map() - Applies the callback to the elements of the given arrays
array_unique() - Removes duplicate values from an array
array_count_values() - Counts all the values of an array
array_replace()
replaces the values of
array
with values having the same keys in each of the following arrays. If a key from the first array exists in the second array, its value will be replaced by the value from the second array. If the key exists in the second array, and not the first, it will be created in the first array. If a key only exists in the first array, it will be left as is. If several arrays are passed for replacement, they will be processed in order, the later arrays overwriting the previous values.
array_replace()
is not recursive : it will replace values in the first array by whatever type is in the second array.
Parameters
array
The array in which elements are replaced.
replacements
Arrays from which elements will be extracted. Values from later arrays overwrite the previous values.
array_replace_recursive()
replaces the values of
array
with the same values from all the following arrays. If a key from the first array exists in the second array, its value will be replaced by the value from the second array. If the key exists in the second array, and not the first, it will be created in the first array. If a key only exists in the first array, it will be left as is. If several arrays are passed for replacement, they will be processed in order, the later array overwriting the previous values.
array_replace_recursive()
is recursive : it will recurse into arrays and apply the same process to the inner value.
When the value in the first array is scalar, it will be replaced by the value in the second array, may it be scalar or array. When the value in the first array and the second array are both arrays,
array_replace_recursive()
will replace their respective value recursively.