PHP explode() Function spilts a string into an array.
Syntax :
explode(separator,string,limit);
It returns array of string.
Note: The "separator" parameter cannot be an empty string.
Parameter Values,
PHP explode() Function
Parameter |
Description |
separator |
Required. It specifies where to split the string |
string |
Required. The string to split |
limit |
Optional. It specifies the number of array elements to return.
Possible values:
Positive - if limit >0 then it returns an array with a maximum of limit element(s)
Negative - if limit <0 then returns an array except for the last -limit elements()
0 - if limit=0 it returns an array with one element
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Example :
<?php
$arr=explode(" ","Learn php tutorials by aryatechno"); // split string into array by space
print_r($arr); // it returns array
echo "<br><br> Limit is positive for explode() function <br>";
$arr_positive=explode(" ","Learn php tutorials by aryatechno",2); // split string into array by space and limit is positive
print_r($arr_positive); // it returns array
echo "<br><br> Limit is negative for explode() function <br>";
$arr_negative=explode(" ","Learn php tutorials by aryatechno",-1); // split string into array by space and limit is negative
print_r($arr_negative); // it returns array
echo "<br><br> Limit is zero for explode() function <br>";
$arr_zero=explode(" ","Learn php tutorials by aryatechno",0); // split string into array by space and limit is zero
print_r($arr_zero); // it returns array
?>
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