PHP explode get specfic index value in one line

Question

I want to do

<?php 
$str = "I want to access 2nd or 3rd index in one line";
echo explode(" ",$str)[2];
?>

We can access first index easily using

stristr($str," ",true);  //For php version >= 5.3

or

$foo = array_shift(explode(':', $foo));

or

list($str) = explode(" ", $str);

BUT

HOW TO ACCESS SPECIFIC INDEX [1],[2] OR [3] IN ONE LINE???

You can only do `echo explode(" ",$str)[2];` in PHP >= 5.4 as I remember. — Kees Sonnema, Jun 13 '13 at 07:13
yes, you are correct, i just tested it in 5.4, any other good solution to work with other version will be appreciated :) — Wasim A., Jun 13 '13 at 07:16

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:13

3

5.4+

<?php echo explode(" ","I want to access 2nd or 3rd index in one line")[2]; ?>

answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:13

Hanky Panky

He wants to have it working in 5.3 :) see the comments beneath the OP's post. – Kees Sonnema Jun 13 '13 at 07:24
Those comments were posted after the answer – Hanky Panky Jun 13 '13 at 07:26

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:18

0

for second

strtok($string, " "); echo strtok(" ");

or third

strtok($string, " "); strtok(" "); echo strtok(" ");

answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:18

Orangepill

score -1 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:25

-1

Try like this to get specific index value

<?php 
  $str = "Iam want to access 2nd or 3rd index in one line";
  $val = explode(" ",$str);
  echo $val[3];
?>

answered Jun 13 '13 at 07:25

Arunprabu

3 Answers3