array_unshift

array_unshift

Prepend one or more elements to the beginning of an array

int **array_unshift** array $array mixed $values

prepends passed elements to the front

of the . Note that the list of elements is prepended as a whole, so that the prepended elements stay in the same order. All numerical array keys will be modified to start counting from zero while literal keys won't be changed. array_unshift``array

arrayThe input array.

valuesThe values to prepend.

Returns the new number of elements in the . array

Voorbeeld: example

<?php

$queue = [
    "orange",
    "banana"
];

array_unshift($queue, "apple", "raspberry");

var_dump($queue);

?>

array(4) {
  [0] =>
  string(5) "apple"
  [1] =>
  string(9) "raspberry"
  [2] =>
  string(6) "orange"
  [3] =>
  string(6) "banana"
}

Voorbeeld: Usage with associative arrays

If one associative array is prepended to another associative array, the prepended array is numerically indexed into the former array.

<?php

$foods = [
    'apples' => [
        'McIntosh' => 'red',
        'Granny Smith' => 'green',
    ],
    'oranges' => [
        'Navel' => 'orange',
        'Valencia' => 'orange',
    ],
];

$vegetables = [
    'lettuce' => [
        'Iceberg' => 'green',
        'Butterhead' => 'green',
    ],
    'carrots' => [
        'Deep Purple Hybrid' => 'purple',
        'Imperator' => 'orange',
    ],
    'cucumber' => [
        'Kirby' => 'green',
        'Gherkin' => 'green',
    ],
];

array_unshift($foods, $vegetables);

var_dump($foods);

?>

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  array(3) {
    ["lettuce"]=>
    array(2) {
      ["Iceberg"]=>
      string(5) "green"
      ["Butterhead"]=>
      string(5) "green"
    }
    ["carrots"]=>
    array(2) {
      ["Deep Purple Hybrid"]=>
      string(6) "purple"
      ["Imperator"]=>
      string(6) "orange"
    }
    ["cucumber"]=>
    array(2) {
      ["Kirby"]=>
      string(5) "green"
      ["Gherkin"]=>
      string(5) "green"
    }
  }
  ["apples"]=>
  array(2) {
    ["McIntosh"]=>
    string(3) "red"
    ["Granny Smith"]=>
    string(5) "green"
  }
  ["oranges"]=>
  array(2) {
    ["Navel"]=>
    string(6) "orange"
    ["Valencia"]=>
    string(6) "orange"
  }
}

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