I am trying to create an array from a string as follows:

PHP Code:

$TextsArray=array(split("~", $TextString)); 


What's up?

Two things:

1. explode() is faster than split(), and it doesn't look like you need to use regular expressions so you can change it and save some processing time.

2. split() and explode() automatically return as an array. You don't need to use the array() function. It works simply like this:

PHP Code:

$TextsArray = explode('~', $TextString); 


Yes, I have tried them and all variations on the theme, but no matter what I do when I split a string to create an array the first element is returned as an array! I have done this before with no problem, I am wondering if it has something to do with the latest release of php?

Originally Posted by Sleeping Troll

Yes, I have tried them and all variations on the theme, but no matter what I do when I split a string to create an array the first element is returned as an array! I have done this before with no problem, I am wondering if it has something to do with the latest release of php?

PHP Code:

# Set the text and blow it to bits
$text = "Split me into many parts";
$split = explode(" ",$text);
/*
$split[0] = "Split";
$split[1] = "me into many parts";
*/

# Now, you can do this further by:
$split2 = $split[1]; // "me into many parts";
$split2 = explode(" ",$split2);
/*
$split2[0] = "me";
$split2[1] = "into many parts";
*/ 


If your problem is that you don't want your text to be put into arrays, then your out of luck. more on explode()

Also, a snippet of the code will help.