explode [PHP Script]

Syntax

array explode(string $delim, string $str [, int $limit])

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

$delim	Delimiter used to separte the source string.
$str	The source string which will be split appart into an array.
$limit	The maximum number of parts (or elements) in the array.
RETURNS	The array generated by splitting the source string.

Explode takes the source string ($str) and breaks it into smaller parts using the delimiter ($delim) string as a splitting point. Usually, this is used to break a comma-separated list into its individual parts.

A reverse process can be done using the implode function.

Example

// split the month abbreviations
$mon = explode(',', 'Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec');
 
// split the day-of-the-week
$wday = explode(',' 'M,T,W,Th,F,S,Sn');

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