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(PHP 4, PHP 5)

endPositioniert den internen Zeiger eines Arrays auf dessen letztes Element

Beschreibung

mixed end ( array &$array )

end() rückt den internen Zeiger von array bis zum letzten Element vor, und gibt dessen Wert zurück.

Parameter-Liste

array

Das Array.

Rückgabewerte

Gibt den Wert des letzten Arrayelements zurück.

Beispiele

Beispiel #1 end() example

<?php

$fruits 
= array('apple''banana''cranberry');
echo 
end($fruits); // cranberry

?>



extract> <each
Last updated: Fri, 22 Aug 2008
 
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admin at nabito dot net
06-Aug-2008 09:04
This is simple way how to get file extension.

<?php
$filename
= 'somefile.jpg';
echo
end(explode(".", $filename)); // return jpg string

$filename = 'the_another_file.html';
echo
end(explode(".", $filename)); // return html string
?>
Sven Arduwie
15-May-2007 10:43
RE: mika dot stenberg at helsinki dot fi
Your function array_set_current is flawed:
function array_set_current(&$array, $key){
   reset($array);
   while(current($array)){
       if(key($array) == $key){
           break;
       }
       next($array);
   }
}

Notice that current() cannot distinguish the end of an array from a boolean FALSE element value. For example, try this:
    $array = array(false, 'This', 'is', 'a', 'test');
    array_set_current($array, 3);
    var_dump(current($array));

This will work:
    function array_set_current(&$array, $key) {
        reset($array);
        foreach ($array as $value) {
            if (key($array) === $key) {
                break;
            }
        }
    }

Also, I prefer key($array) === $key over key($array) == $key.
egingell at sisna dot com
06-May-2007 08:40
Posted by johnny at west dot net
03-Nov-2006 06:45

>> An easier way to get the last key:
>> $lastkey = end(array_keys($arr));

As stated in a previous note, this may not function as expected (or at all) as end() takes the parameter by reference and you cannot pass a function call by reference.
johnny at west dot net
03-Nov-2006 03:45
An easier way to get the last key:
$lastkey = end(array_keys($arr));
jasper at jtey dot com
11-Jul-2006 09:48
This function returns the value at the end of the array, but you may sometimes be interested in the key at the end of the array, particularly when working with non integer indexed arrays:

<?php
// Returns the key at the end of the array
function endKey($array){
 
end($array);
 return
key($array);
}
?>

Usage example:
<?php
$a
= array("one" => "apple", "two" => "orange", "three" => "pear");
echo
endKey($a); // will output "three"
?>
Flavio Ventura
29-Nov-2005 05:02
In some previous post you can use

current($array)

 instead of

$array[key($array)]

I think it's more self-explaining.
ken at expitrans dot com
27-Oct-2005 06:02
Please note that from version 5.0.4 ==> 5.0.5 that this function now takes an array. This will possibly break some code for instance:

<?php

echo ">> ".end(array_keys(array('x' => 'y')))."\n";

?>

which will return "Fatal error: Only variables can be passed by reference" in version <= 5.0.4 but not in 5.0.5.

If you run into this problem with nested function calls, then an easy workaround is to assign the result from array_keys (or whatever function) to an intermediary variable:

<?php

$x
= array_keys(array('x' => 'y'));
echo
">> ".end($x)."\n";

?>
mika dot stenberg at helsinki dot fi
11-Aug-2005 03:24
Here's something useful with arrays that I did: change an items position up or down in array. Thanks to previous posters for some useful functions (included):

// $mode -1 (negat) moves the item down, +1 (pos) moves the item up
// I used this because i parsed the mode from the query string
// You get the picture though
// $from_id points which item to move

function change_pos($array, $from_id, $mode){

// get hold of the beginning and the end
$start = first($array);
$end = last($array);

reset($array);

// find the position in an array
array_set_current($array, $from_id);

// remember the old value
$temp = $archive[ $from_id ];

// move down

if ($uusi_id < 0){
 
 
    if (key($array) != $end) {

            $array[ $from_id ] = next($array);
            $array[key($aray)] = $temp;
          }
    else echo "Couldnt move it!";
}

// move up
else if ( key($array) != $start ) {

    $array[ $from_id ] = prev($array);
    $array[key($array)] = $temp;
    save($array);
    }
else echo "Couldnt do it !";

}

function array_set_current(&$array, $key){
   reset($array);
   while(current($array)){
       if(key($array) == $key){
           break;
       }
       next($array);
   }
}

function first(&$array) {
if (!is_array($array)) return null;
if (!count($array)) return null;
reset($array);
return key($array);
}

function last(&$array) {
if (!is_array($array)) return null;
if (!count($array)) return null;
end($array);
return key($array);
}
12-May-2005 10:21
Fix for unknown writer of 29-aug-2002.
If you need to get a reference to the first or last element of an array, use these functions:

    function &first(&$array) {
        if (!is_array($array))
            return null;
        if (!count($array))
            return false; // like reset()
        reset($array);
        return $array[key($array)];
    }
       
    function &last(&$array) {
        if (!is_array($array))
            return null;
        if (!count($array))
            return false; // like end()
        end($array);
        return $array[key($array)];
    }

Example (watch out - use as &last() and &first()):

$a = array( 0 => 'less', 10 => 'ten', 20 => ' more');

if ($first = & first($a)) // not false or null
    $first = 'nothing';
if ($last = & last($a)) // not false or null
    $last = 'double';

Now $a is array( 0 => 'nothing', 10 => 'ten', 20 => ' double')
29-Aug-2002 03:34
If you need to get a reference on the first or last element of an array, use these functions because reset() and end() only return you a copy that you cannot dereference directly:

function first(&$array) {
if (!is_array($array)) return &$array;
if (!count($array)) return null;
reset($array);
return &$array[key($array)];
}

function last(&$array) {
if (!is_array($array)) return &$array;
if (!count($array)) return null;
end($array);
return &$array[key($array)];
}
29-Aug-2002 03:17
When adding an element to an array, it may be interesting to know with which key it was added. Just adding an element does not change the current position in the array, so calling key() won't return the correct key value; you must first position at end() of the array:

function array_add(&$array, $value) {
$array[] = $value; // add an element
end($array); // important!
return key($array);
}

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