Req #52268 [Opn->Wfx]: explode with an Array as Delimiter

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52268&edit=1 ID: 52268 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: halloanjedendenichkenne at gmail dot com Summary: explode with an Array as Delimiter -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Unknown/Other Function +Package: Arrays related Operating System: Irrelevant PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: See above. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-11 01:17:18] jinmoku at hotmail dot com use preg_split instead ;) var_dump(preg_split('/[, !\.]/', 'Hello, World! This is a Test!')); ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2010-07-06 20:28:38] halloanjedendenichkenne at gmail dot com 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 this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=52268&edit=1