PHP Tutorial - PHP str_split() Function






Definition

The str_split() function splits a string into an array.

Syntax

PHP str_split() Function has the following syntax.

str_split(string,length)

Parameter

ParameterIs Required Description
stringRequired. String to split
lengthOptional. Length of each array element. Default is 1

Return

If length is less than 1, the str_split() function will return FALSE.

If length is larger than the length of string, the entire string is returned as the only element in the array.





Example 1

Split the string "Hello" into an array:


<?php
print_r(str_split("Hello"));
?>

The code above generates the following result.

Example 2

Using the length parameter:



<?php
print_r(str_split("Hello from java2s.com",3));
?>

The code above generates the following result.