Last Updated : 17 Mar 2025

The each( ) function is an inbuilt function of PHP. It is used to fetch the key and value of the current element and moves the internal pointer forward. This function was introduced in PHP 4.0.

Syntax

Parameter

Returns

The each() function returns the current key and value pair from array_name.

Example 1

Output:

Array
(
    [1] => OS
    [value] => OS
    [0] => 0
    [key] => 0
)

Example 2

Output:

Array
(
    [1] =>sachin
    [value] =>sachin
    [0] => 0
    [key] => 0
)

Example 3

Output:

Array
(
    [1] => dell
    [value] =>dell
    [0] => 0
    [key] => 0
)

Example 4

Output:

Array
(
    [1] =>bengaluru
    [value] =>bengaluru
    [0] =>karnataka
    [key] =>karnataka
)