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1.3 KiB
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44 lines
1.3 KiB
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## public Election::removeCandidates
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### Description
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```php
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public Election->removeCandidates ( CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate|array|string $candidates_input ): array
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```
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Remove candidates from an election.
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*Please note: You can't remove candidates after the first vote. An exception will be thrown.*
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##### **candidates_input:** *```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate|array|string```*
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* String matching candidate name
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* CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate object
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* Array populated by CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate
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* Array populated by string matching candidate name.
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### Return value:
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*(```array```)* List of removed CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Candidate object.
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### Throws:
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* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\CandidateDoesNotExistException```
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* ```CondorcetPHP\Condorcet\Throwable\VotingHasStartedException```
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### Related method(s)
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* [Election::addCandidate](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--addCandidate.md)
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* [Election::getCandidatesList](../Election%20Class/public%20Election--getCandidatesList.md)
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### Examples and explanation
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* **[Manual - Manage Candidate](https://github.com/julien-boudry/Condorcet/wiki/II-%23-A.-Create-an-Election-%23-2.-Create-Candidates)**
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