array_shift

Description

array_shift() shifts the first value of the array off and returns it, shortening the array by one element and moving everything down.

Example 1. array_shift() example $args = array("-v", "-f"); $opt = array_shift($args);

This would result in $args having one element "-f" left, and $opt being "-v".

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