note 102664 added to function.explode

Here is a function to explode a comma separated string and trim the elements of any whitespace that may come before or after the comma. <?php function explode_trim($str) { $str = preg_replace('#[\\s]*,[\\s]*#', ',', $str); return explode(',', $str); } // Test $str = 'mouse ,cat , dog , human'; $array = explode_trim($str); print_r($array); ?> This will output: ( [0] => mouse [1] => cat [2] => dog [3] => human ) ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 128.250.5.246 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.explode.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102664 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102664 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102664 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php