PHP Array Push

PHP Array Push: This tutorial covers one of the important feature of PHP array section, how to push a value in an array in PHP? PHP has array_push() function to add elements at the end of an array.This tutorial has several examples on array_push() function.

PHP array push

In this tutorial we will discuss about the different techniques to add item into an array.

array_push() is one of the widely used function to add item into an array. General format, parameters it take and type of value it returns is as follows:

General Format	int array_push(array &$array, mixed $var [,mixed ..})
Parameters	array &$array: Input array	mixed $var: Pushed value
Return Value	No of elements in the array

array_push(): It treats array as stack, similar to a stack it pushes the variables at last position (Last In First Out).

Example 1:

<?php

$array=array("Apple","Ball","Cat");

echo "Initially the values of array is: ";

print_r($array);

array_push($array,"Dog","Elephant");

echo " After pushing some values,the array become: ";

print_r($array);

Output:

Initially the values of array is:
Array ( [0] => Apple [1] => Ball [2] => Cat )
After pushing some values,the array become:
Array ( [0] => Apple [1] => Ball [2] => Cat [3] => Dog [4] => Elephant )

Example 2:

<?php

$array=array("a"=>"Apple","b"=>"Ball","c"=>"Cat");

echo "Initially the values of array is: ";

print_r($array);

array_push($array,"Dog","Elephant");

echo " After pushing some values,the array become: ";

print_r($array);

Output:

Initially the values of array is:
Array ( [a] => Apple [b] => Ball [c] => Cat )
After pushing some values,the array become:
Array ( [a] => Apple [b] => Ball [c] => Cat [0] => Dog [1] => Elephant )

Example 3:

<?php

$array=array(0=>"Apple",1=>"Ball",2=>"Cat");