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  <refentry id="function.array-pop">
   <refnamediv>
    <refname>array_pop</refname>
    <refpurpose>Pop the element off the end of array</refpurpose>
   </refnamediv>
   <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
     <methodsynopsis>
      <type>mixed</type><methodname>array_pop</methodname>
      <methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>&amp;array</parameter></methodparam>
     </methodsynopsis>
    <para>
     <function>array_pop</function> pops and returns the last value of
     the <parameter>array</parameter>, shortening the
     <parameter>array</parameter> by one element.
     If <parameter>array</parameter> is empty (or is not an array),
     &null; will be returned.
    </para>
    
    &array.resetspointer;
    
    <para>
     <example>
      <title><function>array_pop</function> example</title>
      <programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$stack = array("orange", "banana", "apple", "raspberry");
$fruit = array_pop($stack);
print_r($stack);
?>
]]>
      </programlisting>
      <para>
       After this, <varname>$stack</varname> will have only 3 elements:
      </para>
      <screen role="php">
<![CDATA[
Array
(
    [0] => orange
    [1] => banana
    [2] => apple
)
]]>
      </screen>
      <para>
       and <literal>raspberry</literal> will be assigned to
       <varname>$fruit</varname>.
      </para>
     </example>
    </para>
    <para>
     See also <function>array_push</function>,
     <function>array_shift</function>, and
     <function>array_unshift</function>.
    </para>
   </refsect1>
  </refentry>

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