#40101 [WFx]: Please add an array_remove function

ID: 40101 Updated by: tony2001@php.net Reported By: wgilk at reliablesites dot com Status: Wont fix Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: ALL PHP Version: 6CVS-2007-01-11 (CVS) New Comment: That's what PHP is about - it's a language, not just a limited stack of tools. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-11 20:57:35] wgilk at reliablesites dot com But there is no function to do this in php. I relize it's trivial, but it would still be very use in many applications. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-11 20:52:41] tony2001@php.net You can use the function from your example instead. Adding more basic functions to the core doesn't make any sense. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2007-01-11 20:45:57] wgilk at reliablesites dot com Description: ------------ It would be very nice to have an array_remove (or some other name) function to do what the code below illustrates. The point of the function is to allow use to retrieve the value of a particular key in an array, and remove it from the array at the same time. Think of it as array_shift(), but with the ability to define the key that gets shifted. Reproduce code: --------------- function array_remove ($key, &$array) { if (! isset ($array[$key])) return false; $return = $array[$key]; unset ($array[$key]); return $return; } $array = array ('food' => 'taco', 'drink' => 'juice'); $value = array_remove ('food', $array); print_r ($array); print $value; Expected result: ---------------- FROM print_r: ---- array ( 'drink' => 'juice ) ---- FROM print: ---- taco ---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=40101&edit=1