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PHP: Split string at newline?
Topic Started: Mar 7 2005, 10:52 PM (2,560 Views)
Ben Mar 7 2005, 10:52 PM Post #1
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 I'm storing the value of a database field in a variable called $prefixes. The variable will always contain a series of words (usually only one word) separated by a newline.

What I'd like to do is split the $prefixes string into a series of strings (or even just an array). So if $prefixes contained this:

Code:
 
Important:
Alert:
Muwahahaha:
Warning:


Then the resulting split would be an array with the first element as "Important:", the second as "Alert:", et cetera.

How would I go about doing this in PHP? Would I use the preg_split function, and if so, how?

After I have set up this array, I will use it in a while() loop that echoes each array value as an option in a SELECT box. Thus, it will create a dropdown menu with the first option being "Important:", et cetera.

Thanks for any help. :)
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Seth Mar 8 2005, 02:07 AM Post #2
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 http://us2.php.net/explode

<?php $myArray = explode("\n", $theString); ?>
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Ben Mar 8 2005, 05:40 PM Post #3
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 Ah, so easy! Thanks. :D
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