php delete array code example

Example 1: php delete element by value

$colors = array("blue","green","red");

//delete element in array by value "green"
if (($key = array_search("green", $colors)) !== false) {
    unset($colors[$key]);
}

Example 2: php delete element from array

//Delete array items with unset(no re-index) or array_splice(re-index)
$colors = array("red","blue","green");                             
unset($colors[1]);//remove second element, do not re-index array

$colors = array("red","blue","green");
array_splice($colors, 1, 1); //remove second element, re-index array

Example 3: php erase element from array

foreach ($items as $key =>$item){
  if(condition){
    unset($item[$key]);
  }
}

Example 4: remove key of an array php

$result_Member = $this->Member->get_list_member_belong_to_company($id);

/* 
$result_Member = array(
	[10] => 10,
    [20] => 11,
    [30] => 12,
)
*/

// remove key, get values only
$member_ids = array_values($result_Member);

/*
$result_Member = array(
	[0] => 10,
    [1] => 11,
    [2] => 12,
)
*/

Example 5: how to delete item from array php

$array = [0 => "a", 1 => "b", 2 => "c"];
unset($array[1]);