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PHP explode function splits a string by a string. It is a very handy function to split a string.
Description
explode(string $separator, string $string, int $limit = PHP_INT_MAX): array
Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of string formed by splitting it on boundaries formed by the string separator.
Parameters
separator
The boundary string.
string
The input string.
limit
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.
Return Values
Returns an array of strings created by splitting the string parameter on boundaries formed by the separator.
Example
<?php
$str = 'one|two|three|four';
// positive limit
print_r(explode('|', $str, 2));
// negative limit
print_r(explode('|', $str, -1));
?>
Result
Array
(
[0] => one
[1] => two|three|four
)
Array
(
[0] => one
[1] => two
[2] => three
)
