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reset — Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element
reset() rewinds array 's internal pointer to the first element and returns the value of the first array element.
The input array.
Returns the value of the first array element, or FALSE if the array is empty.
Example #1 reset() example
<?php $array = array('step one', 'step two', 'step three', 'step four'); // by default, the pointer is on the first element echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one" // skip two steps next($array); next($array); echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step three" // reset pointer, start again on step one reset($array); echo current($array) . "<br />\n"; // "step one" ?>