Jim Lucas has it. You can use the preg_match function to find it. I would
use regexp for that reason. regexp is good for making sure things are typed
the way they need to (mostly used for).
Ravi.
On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Jim Lucas <lists@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 12/17/2010 12:52 PM, Sorin Buturugeanu wrote:
>
>> Hello all!
>>
>> I have a question regarding arrays and the way I can use a value.
>>
>> Let's say I have this string:
>>
>> $s = 'banana,apple,mellon,grape,nut,orange'
>>
>> I want to explode it, and get the third value. For this I would normally
>> do:
>>
>> $a = explode(',', $s);
>> echo $s[2];
>>
>> That's all fine, but is there a way to get the value directly, without
>> having to write another line in my script. I mean something like this:
>>
>> echo explode(',', $s)[2];
>>
>> or
>>
>> echo {explode(',', $s)}[2];
>>
>> I couldn't find out this answer anywhere, that's why I posted here.
>>
>> Cheers and thanks!
>>
>>
> Sure it CAN be done. Nobody laugh too loud here... But...
>
> <?php
>
> $s = 'banana,apple,mellon,grape,nut,orange';
> echo preg_replace('/([^,]+,){3}([^,]+).*/', '$2', $s);
>
> ?>
> Outputs: grape
>
> The {3} part is equivalent to the array position. Change that number, and
> you change which word will get displayed.
>
> Jim Lucas
>
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