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# str_split

(PHP 5)

str_split -- Convert a string to an array

## Description

array str_split ( string string [, int split_length] )

Converts a string to an array. If the optional split_length parameter is specified, the returned array will be broken down into chunks with each being split_length in length, otherwise each chunk will be one character in length.

`FALSE` is returned if split_length is less than 1. If the split_length length exceeds the length of string, the entire string is returned as the first (and only) array element.

Example 1. Example uses of str_split()
`<?php $str = "Hello Friend"; $arr1 = str_split($str); $arr2 = str_split($str, 3); print_r($arr1); print_r($arr2); ?>`
Output may look like:
    Array
    (
        [0] => H
        [1] => e
        [2] => l
        [3] => l
        [4] => o
        [5] =>
        [6] => F
        [7] => r
        [8] => i
        [9] => e
        [10] => n
        [11] => d
    )

    Array
    (
        [0] => Hel
        [1] => lo
        [2] => Fri
        [3] => end
    )

See also chunk_split(), preg_split(), split(), count_chars(), str_word_count(), and for.

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