PHP reference

current

Returns the element the array's internal pointer points to.

Syntax

current(array|object $array): mixed

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$array	array\|object	The array.

Return value

mixedThe current element, or `false` if the pointer is past the end.

Examples

Moving the pointer:

<?php
 
$queue = ['first', 'second', 'third'];
 
echo current($queue), ' ';
next($queue);
echo current($queue), ' ';
reset($queue);
echo current($queue);

Output:

first second first

Notes

Modern code rarely uses the pointer: take the first element via array_key_first() and iterate with foreach.

In the tutorial

Arrays — Lists and associative arrays in PHP — creating, changing, iterating and useful functions.

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