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mb_split

(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)

mb_split — Split multibyte string using regular expression

Description

mb_split ( string $pattern , string $string [, int $limit = -1 ] ) : array|false

Split a multibyte string using regular expression pattern and returns the result as an array.

Parameters

pattern

The regular expression pattern.

string

The string being split.

limit

If optional parameter limit is specified, it will be split in limit elements as maximum.

Return Values

The result as an array, or FALSE on failure.

Notes

Note:

The character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding() will be used as the character encoding for this function by default.

See Also

• mb_regex_encoding() - Set/Get character encoding for multibyte regex
• mb_ereg() - Regular expression match with multibyte support