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Request #47708 explode() with empty delimiter
Submitted: 2009-03-18 18:30 UTC Modified: 2012-01-07 04:38 UTC
Votes:6
Avg. Score:4.0 ± 1.4
Reproduced:4 of 4 (100.0%)
Same Version:2 (50.0%)
Same OS:1 (25.0%)
From: david at grudl dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: *General Issues
PHP Version: 5.3.0beta1 OS:
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2009-03-18 18:30 UTC] david at grudl dot com
Description:
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Splitting a string into array of characters is not easy in PHP. It must be done using preg_split (slow) and with a lot of parameters:

$chars = preg_split('//', $str, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);

Feature request: allow function explode() to split string into characters. Usage:

$chars = explode('', $str);

Rationale: there is counterpart function implode() which allows to use empty separator:

$str = explode('', $chars); // works


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 [2009-06-08 03:50 UTC] a at b dot c dot de
"It must be done using preg_split..."
....Or str_split().
 [2012-01-07 04:38 UTC] dtajchreber@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues
 [2012-01-07 04:38 UTC] dtajchreber@php.net
php.net/str_split
 
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