note 102928 added to function.preg-split

This mistake look like a paradox, but that's what I see: Example 1: $str = 'hypertext language programming'; $chars = preg_split('/ /', $str, -1, PREG_SPLIT_OFFSET_CAPTURE); foreach($chars as $k=>$v){ $chars2[] = $chars[$k][0]; } print_r($chars2); Example 2: $str = 'hypertext language programming'; $chars = preg_split('/ /', $str); print_r($chars); First example works faster then second. Why so? ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 89.236.237.142 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-split.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102928 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102928 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102928 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php