How to convert elements in an array to a formatted csv form? PHP

Question

I have an array like below;

$carsarray = array("audi","toyota","ford");

I want to generate a string like;

'audi','toyota','ford'

Using implode function like;

$cars = implode(",",$carsarray);

I get output like

audi,toyota,ford

To get my desired output, I use;

$cars = "";
foreach($carsarray as $car){
    $cars .= "'".$car."',";
}
$cars = rtrim($cars,","); // this gives me 'audi','toyota','ford'

But, is there any other better / efficient method other than using these foreach or while or some other loops? I mean, something like an implode function?

I think easy way to convert is to use a library from github .. for example this one -> https://github.com/jonseg/array-to-csv/ — Aniruddha Chakraborty, Dec 10 '15 at 06:52
here is a similer one http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6102398/php-implode-101-with-quotes — snvrthn, Dec 10 '15 at 06:53
Have a look at `fputcsv()` http://php.net/manual/en/function.fputcsv.php — Calimero, Dec 10 '15 at 06:53
you can add the single quotes to the `implode()` and concatenate a quoute to the start/end -> `$cars = "'".implode("','",$carsarray)."'";` — Sean, Dec 10 '15 at 06:53
why -1? seems like down votes nowadays are not for question irrelevancy alone — Alfred, Dec 10 '15 at 09:15

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:53

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Try -

$cars = "'" . implode("','", $carsarray) . "'";

answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:53

Sougata Bose

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:53

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You can use this

$cars = "'".implode("','",$carsarray)."'";

answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:53

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:55

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Try to use this:

$carsarray = array("audi","toyota","ford");
$your_result = "'";
$your_result .= implode("','",$carsarray);
$your_result .= "'";

answered Dec 10 '15 at 06:55

devpro

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How to convert elements in an array to a formatted csv form? PHP

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