Req #52268 [NEW]: explode with an Array as Delimiter

From: Operating system: Irrelevant PHP version: Irrelevant Package: Unknown/Other Function Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Bug description:explode with an Array as Delimiter Description: ------------ It would be useful if you were able to pass an Array as Delimiter to explode. The "Test Script" contains an Example. Test script: --------------- <?php var_dump(explode(array(',', '.', '!', ' '), 'Hello, World! This is a Test!')); /* Should output something like: array(8) { [0]=> string(5) "Hello" [1]=> string(0) "" [2]=> string(5) "World" [3]=> string(0) "" [4]=> string(4) "This" [5]=> string(2) "is" [6]=> string(1) "a" [7]=> string(4) "Test" } */ ?> Expected result: ---------------- Included in the Test Script Actual result: -------------- Warning: explode() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in php shell code on line 1 NULL -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52268&edit=1 -- Try a snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=trysnapshot52 Try a snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=trysnapshot53 Try a snapshot (trunk): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=trysnapshottrunk Fixed in SVN: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=fixed Fixed in SVN and need be documented: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=needdocs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=52268&r=mysqlcfg