ArrayObject::getArrayCopy

    (PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    ArrayObject::getArrayCopy — Creates a copy of the ArrayObject

    Description

    publicArrayObject::getArrayCopy(): array

    Exports the ArrayObject to an array.

    Parameters

    This function has no parameters.

    Return Values

    Returns a copy of the array. When the ArrayObject refers to an object, an array of the properties of that object will be returned.

    Examples

    Example #1 ArrayObject::getArrayCopy() example

    <?php
    // Array of available fruits
    $fruits = array("lemons" => 1, "oranges" => 4, "bananas" => 5, "apples" => 10);

    $fruitsArrayObject = new ArrayObject($fruits);
    $fruitsArrayObject['pears'] = 4;

    // create a copy of the array
    $copy = $fruitsArrayObject->getArrayCopy();
    print_r($copy);

    ?>

    The above example will output:

    Array ( [lemons] => 1 [oranges] => 4 [bananas] => 5 [apples] => 10 [pears] => 4 )
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