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PHP explode() Function

PHP explode() function is often used to split a string into an array by a specified string.

Syntax

array explode(delimiter,str,limit);

explode() Function Parameter

Parameter	Description
delimiter :	Required parameter. The boundary string.
str :	Required parameter. The input string.
limit :	Required parameter. The number of array elements to be return. If > 0 - Returns an array with mentioned limit elements. If < 0 - Returns an array with mentioned limit - 1 elements. 0 - Returns an array with one element

explode() Function Return Value

Return Value :

Returns an string array splitted with delimiter.

explode() Function Example

<?php $str = 'James|Scott|Manager|29|7428323323'; // Zero limit echo explode('|',$str,0); // Greater than 1 limit echo explode('|',$str,2); // Less than 1 limit echo explode('|',$str,-1); ?>

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