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# array_shift

array_shift -- Pop an element off the beginning of array

## Description

`mixed array_shift`(array array);

array_shift() shifts the first value of the `array` off and returns it, shortening the `array` by one element and moving everything down.

Example 1. array_shift() example
    $args = array("-v", "-f");
    $opt = array_shift($args);

This would result in $args having one element "-f" left, and $opt being "-v".

See also array_unshift(), array_push(), and array_pop().

> Note: This function was added in PHP 4.0.

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