How to use array splice in PHP

Posted in PHP | PHP Functions on August 24, 2019

In this article, I will explain how the array_splice() function can be used in PHP.

array_splice() function in PHP

The array_splice() function is used to removes selected elements from an array and replaces it with new elements.
The array_splice() function function also returns an array with the removed elements.

Syntax

array_splice(array,start,length,array)

Parameter

array array is required parameter. Specifies an array.
start start is required parameter. start is the numeric value. Specifies where the function will start removing element.
length length is Optional parameter. length is the numeric value. determine how many elements will be removed, and also length of the returned array.
array array is Optional parameter. determine an array with the elements that will be inserted to the original array.

Example

The following example show to how the array_splice() function can be used in PHP.

<html>

<body>

<h3 style="color: seagreen;">array_splice() function example in PHP</h3>

<?php

$a = array("Student", "Teacher", "Advocate", "Worker");

array_splice($a, 2);

print_r($a);

print_r("<br />");

$a1 = array("Student", "Teacher", "Advocate", "Worker");

array_splice($a1, 1, -1);

print_r($a1);

print_r("<br />");

$a2 = array("Student", "Teacher", "Advocate", "Worker");

array_splice($a2, 1, count($a), "Nitin");

print_r($a2);

print_r("<br />");

$a3 = array("Student", "Teacher", "Advocate", "Worker");

array_splice($a3, -1, 1, array("Rajesh", "Manish"));

print_r($a3);

print_r("<br />");

$a4 = array("Student", "Teacher", "Advocate", "Worker");

array_splice($a4, 3, 0, "Ravi");

print_r($a4);

print_r("<br />");

</body>

</html>

Output

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