If the queue is empty, dequeue() will raise an 'RuntimeException' with message 'Can't shift from an empty datastructure'.
(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
SplQueue::dequeue — Dequeues a node from the queue
Dequeues value from the top of the queue.
Note:
SplQueue::dequeue() is an alias of SplDoublyLinkedList::shift().
This function has no parameters.
The value of the dequeued node.
If the queue is empty, dequeue() will raise an 'RuntimeException' with message 'Can't shift from an empty datastructure'.I just thought this was a fun and interesting way for lining up method calls and then calling them back-to-back. Might be useful as a basis for a transactional execution class or something.<?php$q = new SplQueue();$q->setIteratorMode(SplQueue::IT_MODE_DELETE);$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "foo"));$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "bar"));$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "msg", "Hi there!"));foreach ($q as $task) { if (count($task) > 2) { list($class, $method, $args) = $task; $class::$method($args); } else { list($class, $method) = $task; $class::$method(); }}class FooBar { public static function foo() { echo "FooBar::foo() called.\n"; } public static function bar() { echo "FooBar::bar() called.\n"; } public static function msg($msg) { echo "$msg\n"; }}?>Results:FooBar::foo() called.FooBar::bar() called.Hi there!<?php$q = new SplQueue();$q->setIteratorMode(SplQueue::IT_MODE_DELETE);$q->enqueue('item 1');$q->enqueue('item 2');$q->enqueue('item 3');$q->dequeue();$q->dequeue();foreach ($q as $item) { echo $item;}//Result: item 3$q->dequeue(); //Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'RuntimeException' //with message 'Can't shift from an empty datastructure'?>I just thought this was a fun and interesting way for lining up method calls and then calling them back-to-back. Might be useful as a basis for a transactional execution class or something.<?php$q = new SplQueue();$q->setIteratorMode(SplQueue::IT_MODE_DELETE);$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "foo"));$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "bar"));$q->enqueue(array("FooBar", "msg", "Hi there!"));foreach ($q as $task) { if (count($task) > 2) { list($class, $method, $args) = $task; $class::$method($args); } else { list($class, $method) = $task; $class::$method(); }}class FooBar { public static function foo() { echo "FooBar::foo() called.\n"; } public static function bar() { echo "FooBar::bar() called.\n"; } public static function msg($msg) { echo "$msg\n"; }}?>Results:FooBar::foo() called.FooBar::bar() called.Hi there!