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<refentry xml:id="function.array-reduce" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>array_reduce</refname>
<refpurpose>Iteratively reduce the array to a single value using a callback function</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>array_reduce</methodname>
<methodparam><type>array</type><parameter>input</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>callback</type><parameter>function</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>mixed</type><parameter>initial</parameter><initializer>&null;</initializer></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
<function>array_reduce</function> applies iteratively the
<parameter>function</parameter> function to the elements of the
array <parameter>input</parameter>, so as to reduce the array to
a single value.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>input</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The input array.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>function</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The callback function.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>initial</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If the optional <parameter>initial</parameter> is available, it will
be used at the beginning of the process, or as a final result in case
the array is empty.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the resulting value.
</para>
<para>
If the array is empty and <parameter>initial</parameter> is not passed,
<function>array_reduce</function> returns &null;.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<para>
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>5.3.0</entry>
<entry>
Changed <parameter>initial</parameter> to allow <type>mixed</type>, previously <type>integer</type>.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>array_reduce</function> example</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
function rsum($v, $w)
{
$v += $w;
return $v;
}
function rmul($v, $w)
{
$v *= $w;
return $v;
}
$a = array(1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
$x = array();
$b = array_reduce($a, "rsum");
$c = array_reduce($a, "rmul", 10);
$d = array_reduce($x, "rsum", "No data to reduce");
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
This will result in <varname>$b</varname> containing
<literal>15</literal>, <varname>$c</varname> containing
<literal>1200</literal> (= 10*1*2*3*4*5), and <varname>$d</varname>
containing <literal>No data to reduce</literal>.
</para>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>array_filter</function></member>
<member><function>array_map</function></member>
<member><function>array_unique</function></member>
<member><function>array_count_values</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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