php delete an element from an array

It should be noted that unset() will keep indexes untouched, which is what you'd expect when using string indexes (array as hashtable), but can be quite surprising when dealing with integer indexed arrays:

$array = array(0, 1, 2, 3);

unset($array[2]);

var_dump($array);

/* array(3) {

  [0]=>

  int(0)

  [1]=>

  int(1)

  [3]=>

  int(3)

} */



$array = array(0, 1, 2, 3);

array_splice($array, 2, 1);

var_dump($array);

/* array(3) {

  [0]=>

  int(0)

  [1]=>

  int(1)

  [2]=>

  int(3)

} */

So array_splice() can be used if you'd like to normalize your integer keys. Another option is using array_values() after unset():

$array = array(0, 1, 2, 3);



unset($array[2]);

$array = array_values($array);

var_dump($array);

/* array(3) {

  [0]=>

  int(0)

  [1]=>

  int(1)

  [2]=>

  int(3)

} */

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