Split a string and access it

Question

friend_test2_2_Mobile

I have to split this String on the basis of _ in php and acess data according to postions.

How do we split and access these in php

Please Help !!!

Did you make an attempt to solve it? What output do you expect? — anubhava, Apr 08 '14 at 16:43
possible duplicate of [PHP: Split string](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5159086/php-split-string) — CanSpice, Apr 08 '14 at 16:44
@user32876 It's an array. You can find ***billions*** of places explaining how to use an array in PHP. — h2ooooooo, Apr 08 '14 at 16:45
As an aside, please read some of the PHP documentation. It's fairly clear and gives examples on how to use these functions. Also, Google is your friend. Just search for "php split string" and you'll get loads of answers. — CanSpice, Apr 08 '14 at 16:50

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 08 '14 at 16:43

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You want explode:

$data = explode('_', $string);

The results are an array, so you access the elements as you would any other array.

$friend = $data[0]

answered Apr 08 '14 at 16:43

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how do we access these ?? – user32876 Apr 08 '14 at 16:44

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '14 at 16:44

you're looking for explode.

$parts = explode('_', 'friend_test2_2_mobile');
// $parts = array('friend','test2','2','mobile');
// $parts[0] = 'friend'
// $parts[1] = 'test2'
// $parts[2] = '2'
// $parts[3] = 'mobile'

Or if you want more control, you can use list:

list($name,$foo,$id,$device) = explode('_', 'friend_test2_2_mobile')
// $name = 'friend'
// $foo = 'test2'
// $id = '2'
// $device = 'mobile'

Split a string and access it

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