The **`Stack::pop()`** function in PHP returns the element that is available at the top of the stack and removes that element from the stack. 

Figure 1 shows the visual representation of the `Stack::pop()` function.

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## Syntax
```php
stack_name->pop()
## where the stack_name is the name of the stack
```
## Parameters
This function does not require any parameters.

## Return value
This function returns the `element` that is available at the top of the stack and removes that `element` from the stack. 

## Example


<?php
$stack = new \Ds\Stack();
#sending the list of elements 
$stack->push(1,3,5,2,0);
echo("Stack before pop");
print_r($stack);

echo("Stack after pop");
$stack->pop();
print_r($stack);
?>	

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## Output
```terminal
Stack before popDs\Stack Object
(
[0] => 0
[1] => 2
[2] => 5
[3] => 3
[4] => 1
)
Stack after popDs\Stack Object
(
[0] => 2
[1] => 5
[2] => 3
[3] => 1
)
```

What is Ds\Stack::pop() in PHP?

Removes and returns the top element of a PHP stack with no parameters required.