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array_unshift

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array_unshift在数组开头插入一个或多个单元

说明

array_unshift(array &$array, mixed ...$values): int

array_unshift() 将传入的单元插入到 array 数组的开头。注意单元是作为整体被插入的,因此传入单元将保持同样的顺序。所有的数值键名将修改为从零开始重新计数,所有的文字键名保持不变。

注意:

重置数组中的内部指针,指向第一个元素。

参数

array

输入的数组。

values

插入的变量。

返回值

返回 array 数组新的单元数目。

更新日志

版本 说明
7.3.0 现在可以只用一个参数来调用,之前至少需要两个参数。

示例

示例 #1 array_unshift() 示例

<?php
$queue
= [
"orange",
"banana"
];

array_unshift($queue, "apple", "raspberry");
var_dump($queue);
?>

以上示例会输出:

array(4) {
  [0] =>
  string(5) "apple"
  [1] =>
  string(9) "raspberry"
  [2] =>
  string(6) "orange"
  [3] =>
  string(6) "banana"
}

示例 #2 关联数组用法

如果一个关联数组添加到另一个关联数组开头,则添加到开头的数组将数字索引到前者的数组中。

<?php
$foods
= [
'apples' => [
'McIntosh' => 'red',
'Granny Smith' => 'green',
],
'oranges' => [
'Navel' => 'orange',
'Valencia' => 'orange',
],
];
$vegetables = [
'lettuce' => [
'Iceberg' => 'green',
'Butterhead' => 'green',
],
'carrots' => [
'Deep Purple Hybrid' => 'purple',
'Imperator' => 'orange',
],
'cucumber' => [
'Kirby' => 'green',
'Gherkin' => 'green',
],
];

array_unshift($foods, $vegetables);
var_dump($foods);

以上示例会输出:

array(3) {
  [0] =>
  array(3) {
    'lettuce' =>
    array(2) {
      'Iceberg' =>
      string(5) "green"
      'Butterhead' =>
      string(5) "green"
    }
    'carrots' =>
    array(2) {
      'Deep Purple Hybrid' =>
      string(6) "purple"
      'Imperator' =>
      string(6) "orange"
    }
    'cucumber' =>
    array(2) {
      'Kirby' =>
      string(5) "green"
      'Gherkin' =>
      string(5) "green"
    }
  }
  'apples' =>
  array(2) {
    'McIntosh' =>
    string(3) "red"
    'Granny Smith' =>
    string(5) "green"
  }
  'oranges' =>
  array(2) {
    'Navel' =>
    string(6) "orange"
    'Valencia' =>
    string(6) "orange"
  }
}

参见

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用户贡献的备注 12 notes

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211
sergei at gmx dot net
17 years ago
You can preserve keys and unshift an array with numerical indexes in a really simple way if you'll do the following:

<?php
$someArray
=array(224=>'someword1', 228=>'someword2', 102=>'someword3', 544=>'someword3',95=>'someword4');

$someArray=array(100=>'Test Element 1 ',255=>'Test Element 2')+$someArray;
?>

now the array looks as follows:

array(
100=>'Test Element 1 ',
255=>'Test Element 2'
224=>'someword1',
228=>'someword2',
102=>'someword3',
544=>'someword3',
95=>'someword4'
);
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37
rsmith_NOSPAM_ at _NOSPAM_unitec dot ac dot nz
22 years ago
array_merge() will also reindex (see array_merge() manual entry), but the '+' operator won't, so...

<?php
$arrayone
=array("newkey"=>"newvalue") + $arrayone;
?>

does the job.
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35
Anonymous
13 years ago
Sahn's example almost works but has a small error. Try it like this if you need to prepend something to the array without the keys being reindexed and/or need to prepend a key value pair, you can use this short function:

<?php
function array_unshift_assoc(&$arr, $key, $val)
{
$arr = array_reverse($arr, true);
$arr[$key] = $val;
return =
array_reverse($arr, true);
}
?>
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10
daniel at smallboxcms dot com
9 years ago
Anonymous' associative version wasn't working for me, but it did with this small tweak:

function array_unshift_assoc(&$arr, $key, $val)
{
$arr = array_reverse($arr, true);
$arr[$key] = $val;
$arr = array_reverse($arr, true);
return $arr;
}
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2
amschroeder at gmail dot com
17 years ago
This becomes a nice little problem if you index your arrays out of order (while manually sorting). For example:

<?php
$recordMonths
[3] = '8/%/2006';
$recordMonths[4] = '7/%/2004';
$recordMonths[0] = '3/%/2007';
$recordMonths[1] = '2/%/2007';
$recordMonths[5] = '12/%/2000';
$recordMonths[6] = '11/%/2000';
$recordMonths[7] = '10/%/2000';
$recordMonths[2] = '1/%/2007';

for(
$i = 0; $i < count($recordMonths); $i++)
{
$singleMonth = $recordMonths[$i];
echo
"singleMonth: $singleMonth <br />";
}
array_unshift($recordMonths,'%');
for(
$i = 0; $i < count($recordMonths); $i++)
{
$singleMonth = $recordMonths[$i];
echo
"singleMonth: $singleMonth <br />";
}
?>

Produces:

singleMonth: 3/%/2007
singleMonth: 2/%/2007
singleMonth: 1/%/2007
singleMonth: 8/%/2006
singleMonth: 7/%/2004
singleMonth: 12/%/2000
singleMonth: 11/%/2000
singleMonth: 10/%/2000
singleMonth: %
singleMonth: 8/%/2006
singleMonth: 7/%/2004
singleMonth: 3/%/2007
singleMonth: 2/%/2007
singleMonth: 12/%/2000
singleMonth: 11/%/2000
singleMonth: 10/%/2000
singleMonth: 1/%/2007

It reindexes them based on the order they were created. It seems like if an array has all numeric indexes, then it should reindex them based on the order of their index. Just my opinion...
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2
php at electricsurfer dot com
20 years ago
even simpler unshifting of a reference !
<?php
/**
* @return int
* @param $array array
* @param $value mixed
* @desc Prepend a reference to an element to the beginning of an array. Renumbers numeric keys, so $value is always inserted to $array[0]
*/
function array_unshift_ref(&$array, &$value)
{
$return = array_unshift($array,'');
$array[0] =& $value;
return
$return;
}
?>
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2
robert dot wills at fuzzbrain dot uklinux dot net
22 years ago
Actually this problem with the keys getting reindexed only happens when the keys are numerical:

<?php

$a
= array("f"=>"five", "s" =>"six", "t" =>
"twenty");

print_r($a);
echo
"\n";
foreach(
$a as $key=>$val)
{
echo
"k: $key v: $val \n";
}

array_unshift($a, "zero");
print_r($a);
echo
"\n";
foreach(
$a as $key=>$val)
{
echo
"k: $key v: $val \n";
}
?>

Array
(
[f] => five
[s] => six
[t] => twenty
)

k: f v: five
k: s v: six
k: t v: twenty
Array
(
[0] => zero
[f] => five
[s] => six
[t] => twenty
)

k: 0 v: zero
k: f v: five
k: s v: six
k: t v: twenty
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0
eliasritter168667 at gmail dot com
1 year ago
This function helps if you want to prepend a key and value pair to the beginning of an array:

function array_kunshift(array $array, string|int $key, mixed $value): array {
return array_merge([$key => $value], $array);
}
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0
Richard Akindele
8 years ago
Another way to tack something to the beginning of an array is with array_merge().

$plans = array('AARP'=>'Senior', 'AAA'=>'Automobile Club');

$plans = array_merge(array("BAR"=>"Best Available Rate"), $plans);
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chris dot NoThxSpam dot given at hp dot com
21 years ago
If you need to change the name of a key without changing its position in the array this function may be useful.

<?php
function array_key_change($Old, $New, $In, $NewVal=NULL) {
$Temp = array();
while(isset(
$Temp[$Old]) == false) {
list(
$k, $v) = each($In);
$Temp[$k] = $v;
unset(
$In[$k]);
}
if(
$NewVal == NULL) {
$NewVal = $Temp[$Old];
}
unset(
$Temp[$Old]);
$Temp = array_reverse($Temp);
$In = array_merge(array($New=>$NewVal), $In);
while(list(
$k,$v) = each($Temp)) {
$In = array_merge(array($k=>$v), $In);
}
return(
$In);
}
?>
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sahn at hmc dot edu
23 years ago
If you need to prepend something to the array without the keys being reindexed and/or need to prepend a key value pair, you can use this short function:

<?php
function array_unshift_assoc(&$arr, $key, $val)
{
$arr = array_reverse($arr, true);
$arr[$key] = $val;
$arr = array_reverse($arr, true);
return
count($arr);
}
?>
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John Brooking
18 years ago
I had a need tonight to convert a numeric array from 1-based to 0-based, and found that the following worked just fine due to the "side effect" of renumbering:

<?php
array_unshift
( $myArray, array_shift( $myArray ));
?>
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