The array_splice() function removes and replaces specified elements of an array. It returns the array consisting of the extracted elements.
Syntax
array_splice(arr1, begin, len, arr2)
Parameters
arr1 − The specified array.
begin − Where the removing of elements begin. Here, 0 is the first element, whereas a negative number states the beginning from the last element. -2 means start at the second last element of the array.
len − Specifies the number of elements to be removed. It also sets the length of the returned array.
arr2 − This is an array with the elements to be inserted to the original array. To insert only a single value, just specify only that value, and you do not need to specify the entire array.
Return
The array_splice() function returns the array consisting of the extracted elements
Example
The following is an example −
<?php
$arr1 = array("mac", "windows", "linux");
array_splice($arr1, 2);
print_r($arr1);
?>Output
Array ( [0] => mac [1] => windows )
Example
Let us see another example −
<?php
$arr1 = array("accessories", "tablet", "laptop", "mobile");
array_splice($arr1, 3, 0, "desktop");
print_r($arr1);
?>Output
Array ( [0] => accessories [1] => tablet [2] => laptop [3] => desktop [4] => mobile )