PHP ,convert string to array?

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such as :

DEFGHIJKLMN

into array like:

$diskVolume = array('D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N');

Because explode() doesn't work for this kind of string.

Thank you very much!!

You should check out the "See Also" suggestions in the php manual ("str_split() - Convert a string to an array").

BoltClock · Answer 1 · 2011-01-25 09:26:56Z

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Use str_split() to split a string into its individual characters:

$diskVolume = str_split($string);

answered Jan 25 at 9:26

BoltClock♦
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Great! Thank you very much! – qinHaiXiang Jan 25 at 9:30

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Mchl · Answer 2 · 2011-01-25 09:37:20Z

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You can actually use array access to read from strings:

>> $a = 'CDEFGHIJKLMO';
'CDEFGHIJKLMO'
>> echo $a[2];
E

However you can't use it as an argument for foreach() and similar constructs/functions

answered Jan 25 at 9:37

Mchl
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	Yup, because strings are not arrays. – BoltClock♦ Jan 25 at 10:23
	A good thing to know anyway. – Mchl Jan 25 at 10:30

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