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# reset

(PHP 4, PHP 5, PHP 7)

reset — Set the internal pointer of an array to its first element

### Description

mixed reset ( array `&$array` )

reset() rewinds `array`'s internal pointer to the first element and returns the value of the first array element.

### Parameters

`array`

  The input array.

### Return Values

Returns the value of the first array element, or `FALSE` if the array is empty.

### Examples

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"
?>`

### See Also

- current() - Return the current element in an array
- each() - Return the current key and value pair from an array and advance the array cursor
- end() - Set the internal pointer of an array to its last element
- next() - Advance the internal array pointer of an array
- prev() - Rewind the internal array pointer

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