PHP next() function

The PHP next( ) function is used to advance the internal array pointer. It advances the internal array pointer one place forward before returning the element value. This function was introduced in PHP 4.0.

Syntax

Parameter

Parameter	Description	Is compulsory
array	Specifies the array to use.	compulsory

Returns

The PHP next( ) function returns the value of the next element in the array on success or false if there are no more elements.

Example 1

<?php
$company = array("java", "T", "point","coding", "every language");
echo next($company);
?>

Output:

Example 2

<?php
$subject = array("java", "c", "os", "compiler", "dbms");
echo current($subject), "\n"; 
echo next($subject), "\n"; 
?>

Output:

java
c

Example 3

<?php
$subject = array("java", "c", "os", "compiler", "dbms");
echo current($subject), "\n"; 
echo next($subject), "\n"; 
echo next($subject), "\n"; 
?>

Output:

java
c
os

Example 4

<?php
$social = array("youtube", "fb", "quora", "telegram", "whatsapp");
echo current($social), "\n"; 
echo next($social), "\n"; 
echo prev($social), "\n";
echo next($social), "\n"; 
?>

Output:

youtube
fb
youtube
fb

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