Explode the string value by using the index value in PHP

Question

I have a string that has been concatenated by the rows and columns that has be separated by using the special characters. Below is my code:

$strMaterialDetails = '13-"9"Strawberry%*DEALER%*15%*25%*375%*7.500%*7.500%*28.13%*2.000%*2.000%*6.94@^$14-"9" Yellow white Acrylic Long Pile Ext Roller Set%*DISTRIBUTOR%*45%*75%*3375%*2.500%*2.500%*84.38%*5.000%*5.000%*164.53@^$';

$pairs = explode('@^$', $strMaterialDetails);

foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
    list($product, $store, $qty, $unit, $total_price, $discount, $discount_percen, $discount_value, $tax, $tax_percen, $tax_val) = explode('%*', $pair);

    echo $store;
}

It works fine I have to insert the values into the database if I print the $store it will print DEALERDISTRIBUTOR

I want to seperate this I don't know how to do. The string here entered is unknown.

Please give any suggestion.

maybe some characters in the research pattern need to be escaped? — Gwenc37
– Gwenc37, Commented May 21, 2014 at 7:01

asprin · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-21 07:14:42Z

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Why not store it in an array?

$stores = array();
foreach ($pairs as $pair) {
    list($product,$store,$qty,$unit,$total_price,$discount,$discount_percen,$discount_value,$tax,$tax_percen,$tax_val) = explode('%*', $pair);    
    $stores[] = $store;
}

print_r($stores); // will contain DEALER at 0th index and DISTRIBUTOR at 1st index

DEMO

answered May 21, 2014 at 7:14

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Satish Sharma · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-21 07:14:52Z

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Your DEALERDISTRIBUTOR is not store in $store

actualy you are printing the $store in loop without any space that why it is printing combine.

originaly in first loop $store=DEALER then you echo it. and in second loop $store=DISTRIBUTOR so it is confustion only.

you can have Two solution for check it.

Solution : 1 print a new line after echo the $store like this

foreach ($pairs as $pair) 
{
       list($product,$store,$qty,$unit,$total_price,$discount,$discount_percen,$discount_value,$tax,$tax_percen,$tax_val) = explode('%*#', $pair);

        echo $store;
        echo "<br/>";

 }

Solution : 2 save $store in array

foreach ($pairs as $pair) 
    {
           list($product,$store,$qty,$unit,$total_price,$discount,$discount_percen,$discount_value,$tax,$tax_percen,$tax_val) = explode('%*#', $pair);

           $arr_store[] = $store;

     }
    print_r($arr_store);

edited May 21, 2014 at 7:14

answered May 21, 2014 at 7:01

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rAm Over a year ago

the string is in unknown character i cant separate all the string using substr. i want to sepatare this as rows

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