Separating a string of characters separated by || into an array of elements

[simplysandeep]

Hi Guys

 

I'm returning to programming after 5 years, almost a newbie.

 

I have a field(column) in a MySQL database table that has strings of characters separated by a delimiter (||).

 

For example: (TOM||PAUL||HARRIS)

 

I would like to separate the strings into an array.

 

Something like this:

ARRAY[0] = 'TOM';

ARRAY[1]='PAUL';

ARRAY[3]='HARRIS';

 

Can some one tell me how to do this?

 

TIA.

 

 

[nethnet]

Use the explode() function.

 

<?php

$string = "TOM||PAUL||HARRIS";

$array = explode("||", $string);

echo $array[0]; // Echoes "TOM"

?>

[simplysandeep]

Thanks mate...

 

That was super fast.