note 102892 added to function.str-split

A small function that splits a string into variable-length segments. Easier than substr-ing a string to bits. :-) /** * Splits a string, based on the integer offsets supplied as variable argument list. * * @param string * @param VARARG ints * @return array */ function splitByOffsets( $string ) { $retval = array(); $args = func_get_args(); array_shift( $args ); // Shift $string out. $start = 0; foreach( $args as $arg ) { $retval[] = substr( $string, $start, $arg ); $start += $arg; } if( strlen( $string ) > $start ) { $retval[] = substr( $string, $start ); } return $retval; } // Split the string in chunks of 4, 2, and 2 characters, plus whatever is left. $date = splitByOffsets( "20110313 is today's date", 4, 2, 2 ); echo 'Today is: ', $date[ 2 ], '-', $date[ 1 ], '-', $date[ 0 ]; // Today is: 13-03-2011 echo 'Left is: ', $date[ 3 ]; // Left is: is today's date ---- Server IP: 83.137.20.135 Probable Submitter: 77.251.14.61 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-split.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102892 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102892 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102892 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php