PHP | Ds\Vector toArray() Function
Last Updated :
11 Jul, 2025
The Ds\Vector::toArray() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to convert the vector into an array. All the elements of the vector are copied to the array.
Syntax:
array public Ds\Vector::toArray( void )
Parameters: This function does not accepts any parameters.
Return Value: This function returns the array which contains all the elements of the vector.
Below programs illustrate the Ds\Vector::toArray() function in PHP:
Program 1:
PHP
<?php
// Declare new Vector
$vect = new \Ds\Vector([3, 6, 1, 2, 9, 7]);
echo("Original vector\n");
// Display the vector elements
var_dump($vect);
echo("\nArray elements\n");
// Use toArray() function to convert
// vector to array and display it
var_dump($vect->toArray());
?>
Output:
Original vector
object(Ds\Vector)#1 (6) {
[0]=>
int(3)
[1]=>
int(6)
[2]=>
int(1)
[3]=>
int(2)
[4]=>
int(9)
[5]=>
int(7)
}
Array elements
array(6) {
[0]=>
int(3)
[1]=>
int(6)
[2]=>
int(1)
[3]=>
int(2)
[4]=>
int(9)
[5]=>
int(7)
}
Program 2:
PHP
<?php
// Declare new Vector
$vect = new \Ds\Vector(["geeks", "for", "geeks"]);
echo("Original vector\n");
// Display the vector elements
var_dump($vect);
echo("\nArray elements\n");
// Use toArray() function to convert
// vector to array and display it
var_dump($vect->toArray());
?>
Output:
Original vector
object(Ds\Vector)#1 (3) {
[0]=>
string(5) "geeks"
[1]=>
string(3) "for"
[2]=>
string(5) "geeks"
}
Array elements
array(3) {
[0]=>
string(5) "geeks"
[1]=>
string(3) "for"
[2]=>
string(5) "geeks"
}
Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/ds-vector.toarray.php
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