Re: function for string to array (map)?

No, because that's not a standard format. You'll have to write your own function (as you've done). If you're looking to store an array as a string, look at serialize() "Pete Forman" <pete.forman@westerngeco.com> wrote in message news:oenii283.fsf@wgmail2.gatwick.eur.slb.com... > Is there a standard function that converts a string to an array with > proper keys, not auto generated integers? I've found myself calling > explode() twice. split(), etc. do not seem to offer any improvement. > > $str = "a:x,b:y,c:z"; > $arr = explode(",", $str); > foreach ($arr as $item) { > list($key, $value) = explode(":", $item); > $map[$key] = $value; > } > > Is there a foo() that would do something like this? > > $map = foo(",", ":", $str); > > -- > Pete Forman -./\.- Disclaimer: This post is originated > WesternGeco -./\.- by myself and does not represent > pete.forman@westerngeco.com -./\.- opinion of Schlumberger, Baker > http://petef.port5.com -./\.- Hughes or their > divisions.