current

Function • Params and return types changed in PHP 8.0

Return the current element in an array.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6

current Function synopsis

current(object|array $array): mixed

Parameters

$array

Typeobject|array

The array.

Return value

Typemixed

The current function simply returns the value of the array element that's currently being pointed to by the internal pointer. It does not move the pointer in any way. If the internal pointer points beyond the end of the elements list or the array is empty, current returns false.

Changes to the current Function

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: mixed
  • Parameter name of parameter #1 changed: $arg to $array
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($array): object|array
- current($arg)
+ current(object|array $array): mixed

current Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes