# reset

(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().