Remove Element from an Array

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<?php

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2026 Jeffery L. Paris <jparis@phpog.com>.
 * Free for personal and internal use. Paid project use requires visible credit
 * to Jeffery L. Paris. Corporate use requires a paid license fee unless a
 * separate written license states otherwise.
 */

/**
 * Remove Element from an Array.
 *
 * Purpose:
 * Removes matching values from an array using strict comparison.
 *
 * @param array $values Source values.
 * @param string $remove_value Value to remove.
 * @return array Reindexed values without the removed value.
 */
function ogSnippetRemoveElementFromArray(array $values, string $remove_value): array {
	$filtered = array();

	foreach ($values as $value) {
		if ($value === $remove_value) {
			continue;
		}

		$filtered[] = $value;
	}

	return $filtered;
}

$contacts = array('Cylon', 'Colonial', 'Cylon');
$contacts = ogSnippetRemoveElementFromArray($contacts, 'Cylon');

echo 'Remaining contacts: '.count($contacts);