$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.
The boundary string.
The input string.
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.
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; // *
?>
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.1.0 |
Support for negative limits was added
|
| 4.0.1 |
The limit parameter was added
|
Note: This function is binary-safe.
