How to delete an array element based on key in PHP?


To delete an array element based on a key in PHP, the code is as follows−

Example

 Live Demo

<?php
   $arr = array( " John ", "Jacob ", " Tom ", " Tim ");
   echo "Array with leading and trailing whitespaces...
";    foreach( $arr as $value ) {       echo "Value = $value
";    }    echo "
Comma separated list...
";    print_r(implode(', ', $arr));    $result = array_map('trim', $arr);    echo "
Updated Array...
";    foreach( $result as $value ) {       echo "Value = $value
";    }    unset($result[1]);    echo "
Updated Array...
";    foreach( $result as $value ) {       echo "Value = $value
";    } ?>

Output

This will produce the following output−

Array with leading and trailing whitespaces...
Value = John
Value = Jacob
Value = Tom
Value = Tim
Comma separated list...
John , Jacob , Tom , Tim
Updated Array...
Value = John
Value = Jacob
Value = Tom
Value = Tim
Updated Array...
Value = John
Value = Tom
Value = Tim

Example

Let us now see another example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   $marks = array(
      "kevin" => array (
         "physics" => 95,
         "maths" => 90,
      ),
      "ryan" => array (
         "physics" => 92,
         "maths" => 97,
      ),
   );
   echo "Marks for kevin in physics : " ;
   echo $marks['kevin']['physics'] . "
";    echo "Marks for ryan in maths : ";    echo $marks['ryan']['maths'] . "
";    unset($marks["ryan"]);    echo "Marks for ryan in maths : ";    echo $marks['ryan']['maths'] . "
"; ?>

Output

This will produce the following output. Now, an error would be visible since we deleted the element and trying to access it−

Marks for kevin in physics : 95
Marks for ryan in maths : 97
Marks for ryan in maths :
PHP Notice: Undefined index: ryan in /home/cg/root/6985034/main.php on line 25

Updated on: 27-Dec-2019

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