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# reset

(PHP 3, PHP 4, PHP 5)

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, or `FALSE` if the array is empty.

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(), each(), end(), next(), and prev().

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