Convert a string to an array (original) (raw)

str_split

(PHP 5, PHP 7)

str_split — Convert a string to an array

Description

str_split ( string $string [, int $split_length = 1 ] ) : 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 ofstring, 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=strsplit(arr2 = str_split(arr2=strs​plit(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 )

Notes

Note:

str_split() will split into bytes, rather than characters when dealing with a multi-byte encoded string.

See Also