preg_split() function operates like split(), except that regular expressions are accepted as input parameters for pattern. : preg_split « String « PHP






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  3. preg_split

preg_split() function operates like split(), except that regular expressions are accepted as input parameters for pattern.

 
Its syntax is: array preg_split (string pattern, string string [, int limit [, int flags]])

If limit is specified, then only limit number of substrings are returned. 


<?
$user_info = "+J+++G+++++w";
$fields = preg_split("/\+{1,}/", $user_info);
while ($x < sizeof($fields)) :
   print $fields[$x]. "<br>";
   $x++;
endwhile;
?>








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