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Name

unset — Unsets one or more variables.

Synopsis

void unset(variable[, another_variable][, . . .]); mixed variable: Variable to unset mixed another_variable (optional): Another variable to unset mixed . . . (optional): ...

Returns

Nothing.

Description

unset() deletes one or more variables. The function returns nothing - attempting to assign its return value to a variable simply results in PHP generating a parse error. If you want to ensure that the value has been deleted, use the isset() function.

Version

PHP Version: 3+, 4+

Example

Example 1410. Use unset()

<pre>
<?
$song = array (
    'name' => 'Another Second to Be',
    'band' => 'Accept',
    'album' => 'Russian Roulette',
    'year' => 1986
);

print "<tt>$song</tt> before calling unset:\n";
print_r ($song);

// Individual array elements can be unset
print "\n<tt>\$song</tt> after calling <tt>unset (\$song['year']):</tt>\n";
unset ($song['year']);
print_r ($song);

print "\n<tt>\$song</tt> after calling <tt>unset (\$song):</tt>\n";
unset ($song);
print_r ($song);
?>
</pre>

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