Re: split each element of an array

huntsman@www.nisu.flinders.edu.au (David Robley) writes: > On 22 Aug, Matthew Luchak wrote: > > > > hey all, > > > > I would like to split each element of an array by a maximum number of > > characters. > > this is what i've got in perl: > > > > for (@stuff) { push @newstuff, /(.{1,750})/sg } > > > > which keeps the array in sequence and pushes a new element if the element > > string is longer than 750 characters. > > > > I thought it would be easy to do in PHP but it isn't (for me) ;( > > Could someone point me in the right direction - (array_walk, array_push, am > > I even getting warm?) > Erm; not sure exactly how Perl does it in respect of where it sticks the > new elements, but, and assuming a numerically indexed array, here's some > pcode.... > > for each element of $stuff do > if len(element) < $magicnum > newarray[] = element > else > use substr to break element into magicnum sized chunks > assign chunks to newarray > endif > done > > Which leaves a bit to the imagination but hopefully gives you some > direction. You're right, it's not as compact as the Perl. > $newstuff = array(); foreach( $stuff as $element) { preg_match_all( "/(.{1,$750})/", $element, $match ); $newstuff = array_merge( $newstuff, $match[1] ); } -- Robin Vickery............................................... Planet-Three, 3A West Point, Warple Way, London, W3 0RG, UK Email: robin@planet-three.net Phone: +44 (0)870 729 5444