Re: function for string to array (map)?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Pete Forman" <pete.forman@westerngeco.com> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:22 PM Subject: [PHP] function for string to array (map)? > 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. > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php You just defined your foo function ;-) Regards, Marius