Efficient way of adding keys to array

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What is a better way of doing the the below. Is there some function where i can specify/add keys to my array while splitting

<?php
     $str = '2014-02-01';
     $darray = explode('-',$str);
     $final_array = array(
                     'year' => $darray[0],
                     'month' => $darray[1],
                     'day' => $darray[2],
     );
?>

Ideally, you should not do this. Splitting the date string could cause troubles down the road (i.e. when the format changes from Y-m-d to, say d-m-Y). Use DateTime class to create a DateTime object, and use that to get the year, month, and day. — Amal
– Amal, Commented Jun 16, 2014 at 17:55
Something like: $date = strtotime($str); $final_array['day'] = date('d', $date); — AbraCadaver
– AbraCadaver, Commented Jun 17, 2014 at 16:56

AbraCadaver · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-16 17:48:30Z

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Here's one:

$final_array = array_combine(array('year','month','day'), explode('-',$str));

answered Jun 16, 2014 at 17:48

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Gergo Erdosi · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-16 17:49:41Z

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You can use list():

$array = array();
list($array['year'], $array['month'], $array['day']) = explode('-', $str);

answered Jun 16, 2014 at 17:49

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