PHP SplFixedArray toArray() Function

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The SplFixedArray::toArray() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to get a PHP array from the fixed array.

Syntax:

array SplFixedArray::toArray()

Parameters: This function does not accept any parameter.

Return Value: This function returns a PHP array.

Below programs illustrate the SplFixedArray::toArray() function in PHP:

Program 1:

<?php 
  
// Create a fixed size array 
$gfg = new SplFixedArray(3); 
   
$gfg[0] = 1; 
$gfg[1] = 5; 
$gfg[2] = 10; 
   
var_dump($gfg->toArray()); 
?> 

Output:

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(5)
  [2]=>
  int(10)
}

Program 2:

<?php 
  
// Create some fixed size array 
$gfg = new SplFixedArray(3); 
  
$gfg1 = new SplFixedArray(6); 
$gfg1[0] = 1; 
$gfg1[1] = 5; 
$gfg1[2] = 10; 
  
$gfg2 = new SplFixedArray(5); 
$gfg2[0] = 1; 
$gfg2[1] = 5; 
$gfg2[2] = 10; 
$gfg2[3] = 10; 
$gfg2[4] = 20; 
  
// Print result 
var_dump($gfg->toArray()); 
var_dump($gfg1->toArray()); 
var_dump($gfg2->toArray()); 
  
?> 

Output:

array(3) {
  [0]=>
  NULL
  [1]=>
  NULL
  [2]=>
  NULL
}
array(6) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(5)
  [2]=>
  int(10)
  [3]=>
  NULL
  [4]=>
  NULL
  [5]=>
  NULL
}
array(5) {
  [0]=>
  int(1)
  [1]=>
  int(5)
  [2]=>
  int(10)
  [3]=>
  int(10)
  [4]=>
  int(20)
}

Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/splfixedarray.toarray.php