note 32820 added to function.str-split

This simple example shows how str_split() can be used to filter out un-wanted characters from a string. handy for passwords etc. <?php // just so we know it is broken error_reporting(E_ALL); // string to split $string = 'this string 97 must be (^ chars a to z only WITH NO CAPS'; // put the string into an array $string_array = str_split($string); // our new string $new_string = ''; // loop through the array foreach($string_array as $char) { // check if each char is a lower case member of the alphabet or a space if(($char >= 'a' && $char <= 'z') || $char==' ') { // write the good chars the new string $new_string .= $char; } } // echo the new string echo $new_string; ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-split.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+32820 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+32820&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+32820&report=yes