PHP reset() Function: Resetting an Array Pointer to the First Element
This article explains PHP's reset() function, which moves an array’s internal pointer back to the first element, describes its parameter and return value, and provides a complete code example demonstrating how to reset the pointer and retrieve elements using current() and next().
reset() moves the internal pointer of an array back to the first element and returns the value of that element.
Parameter: array – the input array.
Return value: The value of the first array element, or FALSE if the array is empty.
Example:
<?php
$array = array('step one','step two','step three','step four');
// by default, the pointer is on the first element
echo current($array); // "step one"
next($array);
next($array);
echo current($array); // "step three"
reset($array);
echo current($array); // "step one"
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