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explode

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

explodeSplit a string by string

array explode(string $delimiter , string $string[, int $limit])

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Description #

array explode ( string $delimiter , string $string [, int $limit ] )

Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of string formed by splitting it on boundaries formed by the string delimiter.

Parameters #

delimiter

The boundary string.

string

The input string.

limit

If limit is set and positive, the returned array will contain a maximum of limit elements with the last element containing the rest of string.

If the limit parameter is negative, all components except the last -limit are returned.

If the limit parameter is zero, then this is treated as 1.

Return Values #

Returns an array of strings created by splitting the string parameter on boundaries formed by the delimiter.

Examples #

Example #1 explode() examples

<?php
// Example 1
$pizza  "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
$pieces explode(" "$pizza);
echo 
$pieces[0]; // piece1
echo $pieces[1]; // piece2

// Example 2
$data "foo:*:1023:1000::/home/foo:/bin/sh";
list(
$user$pass$uid$gid$gecos$home$shell) = explode(":"$data);
echo 
$user// foo
echo $pass// *

?>

Changelog #

Version Description
5.1.0 Support for negative limits was added
4.0.1 The limit parameter was added

Notes #

Note: This function is binary-safe.

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