str_split
(PHP 5)
str_split — Convert a string to an array
Description
array str_split
( string $string
[, int $split_length = 1
] )
Converts a string to an array.
Parameters
- string
-
The input string.
- split_length
-
Maximum length of the chunk.
Return Values
If the optional split_length parameter is specified, the returned array will be broken down into chunks with each being split_length in length, otherwise each chunk will be one character in length.
FALSE is returned if split_length is less than 1. If the split_length length exceeds the length of string, the entire string is returned as the first (and only) array element.
Examples
Example #1 Example uses of str_split()
<?php
$str = "Hello Friend";
$arr1 = str_split($str);
$arr2 = str_split($str, 3);
print_r($arr1);
print_r($arr2);
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[0] => H
[1] => e
[2] => l
[3] => l
[4] => o
[5] =>
[6] => F
[7] => r
[8] => i
[9] => e
[10] => n
[11] => d
)
Array
(
[0] => Hel
[1] => lo
[2] => Fri
[3] => end
)
See Also
- chunk_split() - Split a string into smaller chunks
- preg_split() - Split string by a regular expression
- explode() - Split a string by string
- count_chars() - Return information about characters used in a string
- str_word_count() - Return information about words used in a string
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