PHP :taking sub strings from given string

Question

I have string in the following format.

Option1:Option2:Option3:Option4

I want to get these items separated and put it into a array.

array(item1=>option1,item2=>option2,item3=>option3,item4=>option4)

etc.

is there a straight forward way to get this done using regular expressions with PHP.

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with me.

read about function explode() php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php — Marek Sebera
– Marek Sebera, Commented Jan 14, 2012 at 20:56

Milad Naseri · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 20:57:45Z

2

Use $arr = explode(":", $string); and then do this:

$result = array();
for ($i = 0; $i < count($arr); $i ++) {
    $result['item' . $i] = $arr[$i];
}

and you should find $result to be exactly what you want

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 20:57

Milad Naseri

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ZenJ · Accepted Answer · 2012-01-14 20:59:03Z

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You can use explode function for that

$array = explode(":", $str);

answered Jan 14, 2012 at 20:59

ZenJ

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