Re: Function Request: csv_explode()

Splitting a CSV string into an array could be done like this too: $fields = explode('","', trim($string, '"')); - Stig Justin Plock wrote: > > I guess this would be the correct list to post this on, but I have an idea > for a function that I think would be very handy to users having to deal with > CSV data. Basically, I've had to write a version of the explode() function, > but have it pay attention to values that are wrapped in another character. > For example: > > the delimiter is: , > and the wrapper is a: " > > the function would work as such: > > "this is some text","we can have a bunch of them","but, gotta, watch, > out > for those commas inside" > > it would return: > > "this is some text" > "we can have a bunch of them" > "but, gotta, watch, out for these commas inside" > > below is the PHP function I have developed: > > /** > * Does an explode but pays attention to the delimeter. > * > * @param $splitter - string - required delimeter to split on > * @param $wrap - string - required string to wrap text areas > * @param $rest - string - required data to explode > * > * @return array - exploded array > */ > function csv_explode($splitter, $wrap, $rest) > { > $instring = false; > $field = ''; > $ret = array(); > while ($rest) > { > $first = substr($rest, 0, 1); > $rest = substr($rest, 1); > if ($first == $wrap) > { > $instring = (!$instring) ? true : false; > } > if (($first == $splitter) && !$instring) > { > $ret[] = $field; > $field = ''; > } > else > { > if ($first != $wrap) > { > $field .= $first; > } > } > } > $ret[] = $field; > return($ret); > } > > If I knew C, I would try to port this to a PHP myself, but I don't. I was > just hoping someone else would. :) > > Thanks. > > -Justin Plock > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net