Remove last item from array
Use splice(startPosition, deleteCount)
array.splice(-1)
var array = ['abc','def','ghi','123'];
var removed = array.splice(-1); //last item
console.log( 'array:', array );
console.log( 'removed:', removed );What's the best way to get the last element of an array without deleting it?
The many answers in this thread present us with many different options. To be able to choose from them I needed to understand their behavior and performance. In this answer I will share my findings with you, benchmarked against PHP versions 5.6.38, 7.2.10 and 7.3.0RC1 (expected Dec 13 2018).
The options (<<option code>>s) I will test are:
- option .1.
$x = array_values(array_slice($array, -1))[0];(as suggested by rolacja) - option .2.
$x = array_slice($array, -1)[0];(as suggested by Stoutie) - option .3.
$x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1)));(as suggested by rolacja) - option .4.
$x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1, 1)));(as suggested by Westy92) - option .5.
$x = end($array); reset($array);(as suggested by Iznogood) - option .6.
$x = end((array_values($array)));(as suggested by TecBrat) - option .7.
$x = $array[count($array)-1];(as suggested by Mirko Pagliai) - option .8.
$keys = array_keys($array); $x = $array[$keys[count($keys)-1]];(as suggested by thrau) - option .9.
$x = $array[] = array_pop($array);(as suggested by user2782001) - option 10.
$x = $array[array_key_last($array)];(as suggested by Quasimodo's clone ; available per PHP 7.3)
(functions mentioned: array_key_last , array_keys , array_pop , array_slice , array_values , count , end , reset)
The test inputs (<<input code>>s) to combine with:
- null =
$array = null; - empty =
$array = []; - last_null =
$array = ["a","b","c",null]; - auto_idx =
$array = ["a","b","c","d"]; - shuffle =
$array = []; $array[1] = "a"; $array[2] = "b"; $array[0] = "c"; - 100 =
$array = []; for($i=0;$i<100;$i++) { $array[] = $i; } - 100000 =
$array = []; for($i=0;$i<100000;$i++) { $array[] = $i; }
For testing I will use the 5.6.38, 7.2.10 and 7.3.0RC1 PHP docker containers like:
sudo docker run -it --rm php:5.6.38-cli-stretch php -r '<<<CODE HERE>>>'
Each combination of the above listed <<option code>>s and <<input code>>s will be run on all versions of PHP. For each test run the following code snippet is used:
<<input code>> error_reporting(E_ALL); <<option code>> error_reporting(0); $before=microtime(TRUE); for($i=0;$i<100;$i++){echo ".";for($j=0;$j<100;$j++){ <<option code>> }}; $after=microtime(TRUE); echo "\n"; var_dump($x); echo round(($after-$before)/(100*100)*1000*1000*1000);
For each run this will var_dump the last retrieved last value of the test input and print the average duration of one iteration in femtoseconds (0.000000000000001th of a second).
The results are as follows:
/==========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================\
|| || T E S T I N P U T - 5 . 6 . 3 8 || T E S T I N P U T - 7 . 2 . 1 0 || T E S T I N P U T - 7 . 3 . 0 R C 1 ||
|| || null | empty | last_null | auto_idx | shuffle | 100 | 100000 || null | empty | last_null | auto_idx | shuffle | 100 | 100000 || null | empty | last_null | auto_idx | shuffle | 100 | 100000 ||
||============================OPTIONS - ERRORS==========================++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============<|
|| 1. $x = array_values(array_slice($array, -1))[0]; || W1 + W2 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - || W1 + W2 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - || W1 + W2 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 2. $x = array_slice($array, -1)[0]; || W1 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - || W1 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - || W1 | N1 | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 3. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1))); || W1 + W3 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W1 + N2 + W3 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 || W1 + N2 + W3 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 ||
|| 4. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1, 1))); || W1 + W3 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W1 + N2 + W3 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 || W1 + N2 + W3 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 ||
|| 5. $x = end($array); reset($array); || W4 + W5 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W4 + W5 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 || W4 + W5 | - | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 6. $x = end((array_values($array))); || W2 + W4 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W2 + N2 + W4 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W2 + N2 + W4 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 | N2 ||
|| 7. $x = $array[count($array)-1]; || - | N3 | - | - | - | - | - || W7 | N3 | - | - | - | - | - || W7 | N3 | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 8. $keys = array_keys($array); $x = $array[$keys[count($keys)-1]]; || W6 | N3 + N4 | - | - | - | - | - || W6 + W7 | N3 + N4 | - | - | - | - | - || W6 + W7 | N3 + N4 | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 9. $x = $array[] = array_pop($array); || W3 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W3 | - | - | - | - | - | - || W3 | - | - | - | - | - | - ||
|| 10. $x = $array[array_key_last($array)]; || F1 | F1 | F1 | F1 | F1 | F1 | F1 || F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 || W8 | N4 | F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 | F2 ||
||========================OPTIONS - VALUE RETRIEVED=====================++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============<|
|| 1. $x = array_values(array_slice($array, -1))[0]; || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 2. $x = array_slice($array, -1)[0]; || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 3. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1))); || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 4. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1, 1))); || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 5. $x = end($array); reset($array); || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 6. $x = end((array_values($array))); || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | bool(false) | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 7. $x = $array[count($array)-1]; || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "b" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "b" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "b" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 8. $keys = array_keys($array); $x = $array[$keys[count($keys)-1]]; || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 9. $x = $array[] = array_pop($array); || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) || NULL | NULL | NULL | string(1) "d" | string(1) "c" | int(99) | int(99999) ||
|| 10. $x = $array[array_key_last($array)]; || N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A || N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A || N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A ||
||=================OPTIONS - FEMTOSECONDS PER ITERATION=================++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============++===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============+===============<|
|| 1. $x = array_values(array_slice($array, -1))[0]; || 803 | 466 | 390 | 384 | 373 | 764 | 1.046.642 || 691 | 252 | 101 | 128 | 93 | 170 | 89.028 || 695 | 235 | 90 | 97 | 95 | 188 | 87.991 ||
|| 2. $x = array_slice($array, -1)[0]; || 414 | 349 | 252 | 248 | 246 | 604 | 1.038.074 || 373 | 249 | 85 | 91 | 90 | 164 | 90.750 || 367 | 224 | 78 | 85 | 80 | 155 | 86.141 ||
|| 3. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1))); || 724 | 228 | 323 | 318 | 350 | 673 | 1.042.263 || 988 | 285 | 309 | 317 | 331 | 401 | 88.363 || 877 | 266 | 298 | 300 | 326 | 403 | 87.279 ||
|| 4. $x = array_pop((array_slice($array, -1, 1))); || 734 | 266 | 358 | 356 | 349 | 699 | 1.050.101 || 887 | 288 | 316 | 322 | 314 | 408 | 88.402 || 935 | 268 | 335 | 315 | 313 | 403 | 86.445 ||
|| 5. $x = end($array); reset($array); || 715 | 186 | 185 | 180 | 176 | 185 | 172 || 674 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 70 || 693 | 65 | 85 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 69 ||
|| 6. $x = end((array_values($array))); || 877 | 205 | 320 | 337 | 304 | 2.901 | 7.921.860 || 948 | 300 | 336 | 308 | 309 | 509 | 29.696.951 || 946 | 262 | 301 | 309 | 302 | 499 | 29.234.928 ||
|| 7. $x = $array[count($array)-1]; || 123 | 300 | 137 | 139 | 143 | 140 | 144 || 312 | 218 | 48 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 51 || 296 | 217 | 46 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 55 ||
|| 8. $keys = array_keys($array); $x = $array[$keys[count($keys)-1]]; || 494 | 593 | 418 | 435 | 399 | 3.873 | 12.199.450 || 665 | 407 | 103 | 109 | 114 | 431 | 30.053.730 || 647 | 445 | 91 | 95 | 96 | 419 | 30.718.586 ||
|| 9. $x = $array[] = array_pop($array); || 186 | 178 | 175 | 188 | 180 | 181 | 186 || 83 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 74 | 69 | 83 || 71 | 64 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 81 ||
|| 10. $x = $array[array_key_last($array)]; || N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A || N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A || 370 | 223 | 49 | 52 | 61 | 57 | 52 ||
\=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================/
The above mentioned Fatal, Warning and Notice codes translate as:
F1 = Fatal error: Call to undefined function array_key_last() in Command line code on line 1
F2 = Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function array_key_last() in Command line code:1
W1 = Warning: array_slice() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W2 = Warning: array_values() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W3 = Warning: array_pop() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W4 = Warning: end() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W5 = Warning: reset() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W6 = Warning: array_keys() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
W7 = Warning: count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in Command line code on line 1
W8 = Warning: array_key_last() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in Command line code on line 1
N1 = Notice: Undefined offset: 0 in Command line code on line 1
N2 = Notice: Only variables should be passed by reference in Command line code on line 1
N3 = Notice: Undefined offset: -1 in Command line code on line 1
N4 = Notice: Undefined index: in Command line code on line 1
Based on this output I draw the following conclusions:
- newer versions of PHP perform better with the exception of these options that became significantly slower:
- option .6.
$x = end((array_values($array))); - option .8.
$keys = array_keys($array); $x = $array[$keys[count($keys)-1]];
- option .6.
- these options scale best for very large arrays:
- option .5.
$x = end($array); reset($array); - option .7.
$x = $array[count($array)-1]; - option .9.
$x = $array[] = array_pop($array); - option 10.
$x = $array[array_key_last($array)];(since PHP 7.3)
- option .5.
- these options should only be used for auto-indexed arrays:
- option .7.
$x = $array[count($array)-1];(due to use ofcount) - option .9.
$x = $array[] = array_pop($array);(due to assigning value losing original key)
- option .7.
- this option does not preserve the array's internal pointer
- option .5.
$x = end($array); reset($array);
- option .5.
- this option is an attempt to modify option .5. to preserve the array's internal pointer (but sadly it does not scale well for very large arrays)
- option .6.
$x = end((array_values($array)));
- option .6.
- the new
array_key_lastfunction seems to have none of the above mentioned limitations with the exception of still being an RC at the time of this writing (so use the RC or await it's release Dec 2018):- option 10.
$x = $array[array_key_last($array)];(since PHP 7.3)
- option 10.
A bit depending on whether using the array as stack or as queue you can make variations on option 9.
How to get the last item of array without pop?
When grabbing from the end you can do array[array.length - x], where x is the number of items from the end you wanna grab.
For instance, to grab the last item you would use array[array.length - 1].
Selecting last element in JavaScript array
How to access last element of an array
It looks like that:
var my_array = /* some array here */;
var last_element = my_array[my_array.length - 1];
Which in your case looks like this:
var array1 = loc['f096012e-2497-485d-8adb-7ec0b9352c52'];
var last_element = array1[array1.length - 1];
or, in longer version, without creating new variables:
loc['f096012e-2497-485d-8adb-7ec0b9352c52'][loc['f096012e-2497-485d-8adb-7ec0b9352c52'].length - 1];
How to add a method for getting it simpler
If you are a fan for creating functions/shortcuts to fulfill such tasks, the following code:
if (!Array.prototype.last){
Array.prototype.last = function(){
return this[this.length - 1];
};
};
will allow you to get the last element of an array by invoking array's last() method, in your case eg.:
loc['f096012e-2497-485d-8adb-7ec0b9352c52'].last();
You can check that it works here: http://jsfiddle.net/D4NRN/
Get the last item in an array
if (loc_array[loc_array.length - 1] === 'index.html') {
// do something
} else {
// something else
}
In the event that your server serves the same file for "index.html" and "inDEX.htML" you can also use: .toLowerCase().
Though, you might want to consider doing this server-side if possible: it will be cleaner and work for people without JS.
EDIT - ES-2022
Using ES-2022 Array.at(), the above may be written like this:
if (loc_array.at(-1) === 'index.html') {
// do something
} else {
// something else
}
How to push item into array without removing last element
You can use code as below:
let aFriend = ['dick', 'rex', 'james', 'tom', 'jack'];
let bFriend = ['dick', 'rex', 'james', 'jake'];
let sameFriend = ['golf'];
for (let i = 0; i < aFriend.length; i++){
for (let k = 0; k < bFriend.length; k++){
if (aFriend[i] === bFriend[k]){
sameFriend.push(bFriend[k]); //Here sameFriend array will have all elements which are same
// console.log(sameFriend);
}
}
}
console.log(sameFriend);php7 array return last value without loop
You can do this:
$last_message = $message_rate_array[count($message_rate_array) - 1]['messages'];
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EDIT: This includes a null and empty check.
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