Req #52822 [Opn->Wfx]: Function like current(), but advancing the internal array pointer by one

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52822&edit=1 ID: 52822 Updated by: aharvey@php.net Reported by: daniel dot alvarez at gmx dot de Summary: Function like current(), but advancing the internal array pointer by one -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: *General Issues Operating System: Whatever PHP Version: 5.3.3 Block user comment: N New Comment: This is basically a value-only version of each() with the same problem that makes current() and next() more or less useless for iterating: false values can't be distinguished from the end of the array. I don't really think there's much need for yet another array function for something that's so easily done in userspace. Closing won't fix. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-09-13 01:50:37] daniel dot alvarez at gmx dot de Description: ------------ It would be great to have a function which is just like current, with the difference that it advances the array pointer to the next element after reading the current value. When using current() in a loop, you always have to call next(). Including a function that acts like current() while automatically advancing the array pointer would be more elegant. It can be implemented in PHP userland like this: function currentPlusOne($array) { $element = current($array); next($array); return $element; } A native implementation among current(), next() etc. would be ideal, of course. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52822&edit=1