reset

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element

mixed reset ( array &$array )

reset() rewinds array's internal pointer to the first element and returns the value of the first array element.

Parameters:

array

The input array.

Returns:

Returns the value of the first array element, or FALSE if the array is empty.

Examples:

reset() example

<?php
 
$array = array('step one', 'step two', 'step three', 'step four');
 
// by default, the pointer is on the first element
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one"
 
// skip two steps
next($array);
next($array);
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step three"
 
// reset pointer, start again on step one
reset($array);
echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one"
 
?>