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<refentry xml:id="function.array-shift" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
 <refnamediv>
  <refname>array_shift</refname>
  <refpurpose>Shift an element off the beginning of array</refpurpose>
 </refnamediv>
 <refsect1 role="description">
  &reftitle.description;
  <methodsynopsis>
   <type>mixed</type><methodname>array_shift</methodname>
   <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter role="reference">array</parameter></methodparam>
  </methodsynopsis>
  <para>
   <function>array_shift</function> shifts the first value of the
   <parameter>array</parameter> off and returns it, shortening the
   <parameter>array</parameter> by one element and moving everything
   down. All numerical array keys will be modified to start counting from zero
   while literal keys won't be touched.
  </para>
  &array.resetspointer;
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="parameters">
  &reftitle.parameters;
  <para>
   <variablelist>
    <varlistentry>
     <term><parameter>array</parameter></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       The input array.
      </para>
     </listitem>
    </varlistentry>
   </variablelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="returnvalues">
  &reftitle.returnvalues;
  <para>
   Returns the shifted value, or &null; if <parameter>array</parameter> is
   empty or is not an array.
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="examples">
  &reftitle.examples;
  <para>
   <example>
    <title><function>array_shift</function> example</title>
    <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_shift($stack);
print_r($stack);
?>
]]>
    </programlisting>
    &example.outputs;
    <screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [0] => banana
    [1] => apple
    [2] => raspberry
)
]]>
    </screen>
    <para>
     and <literal>orange</literal> will be assigned to
     <varname>$fruit</varname>.
    </para>
   </example>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
 <refsect1 role="seealso">
  &reftitle.seealso;
  <para>
   <simplelist>
    <member><function>array_unshift</function></member>
    <member><function>array_push</function></member>
    <member><function>array_pop</function></member>
   </simplelist>
  </para>
 </refsect1>
</refentry>

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