Explode
Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:24 pm
Ok I am trying to grasp the "explode" idea. The PHP Manual states:
So what exactly is explode doing for you that you can't already do. Can't you already echo the items in an array as long as you know their number?
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<?php
// Example 1
$pizza = "piece1 piece2 piece3 piece4 piece5 piece6";
$pieces = explode(" ", $pizza);
echo $pieces[0]; // piece1
echo $pieces[1]; // piece2
// Example 2
$data = "foo:*:1023:1000::/home/foo:/bin/sh";
list($user, $pass, $uid, $gid, $gecos, $home, $shell) = explode(":", $data);
echo $user; // foo
echo $pass; // *
?>