reset

Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element

Description

mixed reset ( array &$array )

reset rewinds array's internal pointer to the first element and returns the value of the first array element.

Parameters

array

The input array.

Return Values

Returns the value of the first array element, or FALSE if the array is empty.

Examples

Example #1 reset example

<?php

$array 
= array('step one''step two''step three''step four');

// by default, the pointer is on the first element
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"// "step one"

// skip two steps
next($array);
next($array);
echo 
current($array) . "<br />\n"// "step three"

// reset pointer, start again on step one
reset($array);
echo 
current($array) . "<br />\n"// "step one"

?>

See Also

  • current
  • each
  • end
  • next
  • prev