how can I split a string with different delimiters into an array?

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How can I split a string with different delimiters into an array?

i.e. convert this: 'web:427;French:435' to this:

'web' => 427,
'french' => 435

What counts as a delimiter? – Asad Saeeduddin Jul 29 '13 at 23:38 — Asad Saeeduddin, Jul 29 '13 at 23:38
With a regex or `strtr` and `parse_str`. – mario Jul 29 '13 at 23:38 — mario, Jul 29 '13 at 23:38

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 23:44

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This will work as long as your string does not contain & or =.

$str = 'web:427;French:435';
$str = str_replace([';', ':'], ['&', '='], $str);
parse_str($str, $array);
print_r($array);

answered Jul 29 '13 at 23:44

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 11:57

As mario pointed out, if you don't mind using regex you can amend this answer to fit your needs. If you wish to do it without regex try this: (will work as long as your string doesn't have : and ; inside the variable names or values)

$str = 'web:427;French:435';
$array = explode(';',$str); // first explode by semicolon to saparate the variables

$result = array();
foreach($array as $key=>$value){
    $temp = explode(':',$value); // explode each variable by colon to get name and value
    $array[$temp[0]]= $temp[1];
}

print_r($result);

how can I split a string with different delimiters into an array?

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