search a multiline string and get some values from string php

Question

there is a php variable like this $variable='a b c d e f g h i j k l' is it possible to get the central line e f g h in the variable and remove the rest. provided that values of all three lines are unknown.

Stavros · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-25 17:33:25Z

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You can simply split the string, using the new line '\n' character

$mline = 'a b c d 
e f g h 
i j k l';
$your_array = explode("\n", $mline); 

echo $your_array[1]; //Specific solution
echo $your_array[ceil(count($your_array)/2)]; //General solution

edited Nov 25, 2015 at 17:33

answered Nov 25, 2015 at 17:16

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Abdur Rehman Over a year ago

thank u problem is solved. your answer was really helpful

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