[SOLVED] I want to split a variable into three?

[DJ Unique]

I have the following varchar text in my MySql database:

 

ARTIST_ALBUM_SINGLE

 

I have this stored in my php script as $cdcode. How to split this into three variables? So I want to split $cdcode into:

 

$cdcodeatist

$cdcodealbum

$cdcodesingle

 

I don’t want any of the underscores, just the text.

 

Can anyone help?

 

[Lumio]

There are many ways to split that into 3 vars.

I show it with the easiest:

<?php
   list($cdcodeartist, $cdcodealbum, $cdcodesingle) = explode('_', $fullVar, 3);
?>

[kratsg]

$string = "ARTIST_ALBUM_SINGLE";

$string = strtolower($string);//make everything lowercase
list($artist,$album,$single) = explode("_",$string);

$artist = ucfirst($artist);//capitalizes first letter
$album = ucfirst($album);//capitalizes first letter
$single = ucfirst($single);//capitalizes first letter

 

The list() function is peculiar if you've never seen it used in context. If you take a string and break it up into an array of 3 elements, the list function could define each element as a single variable. See if the above works. I also added string manipulation functions if you NEED them. If the Artist, Album, and Single are all properly capitalized, you don't need them.

[DJ Unique]

Fantastic - list($artist,$album,$single) = explode("_",$string); works just how I need it to. The text in my sql db are all capitals, so it was just the above needed ;0)

 

Thanks for the help guys.

 

[wsantos]

Great, don't foget to click "Topic Solved"