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PHP How to determine the first and last iteration in a foreach loop?


The question is simple. I have a foreach loop in my code:

foreach($array as $element) {
    //code
}

In this loop, I want to react differently when we are in first or last iteration.

How to do this?


Solution

  • You could use a counter:

    $i = 0;
    $len = count($array);
    foreach ($array as $item) {
        if ($i == 0) {
            // first
        } else if ($i == $len - 1) {
            // last
        }
        // …
        $i++;
    }