The array_unshift Function
The array_unshift function adds elements
to the beginning of an array. The passed array
is modified, and the function returns the new number
of elements in the array. Elements to be added
are listed separated by commas.
Syntax
array_unshift(array &$array, mixed ...$values): int
Example
Let's add 2 more elements to the beginning of the array:
<?php
$arr = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
$num = array_unshift($arr, 'a', 'b');
var_dump($arr);
?>
Code execution result:
['a', 'b', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
The $num variable will contain the new number of array elements:
7
See Also
-
the
array_shiftfunction,
which extracts the first element of an array
