Using PHP explode() with seperator being \n?

[user-7256]

Hi,

Can I use explode() so that the seperator is a line return ... a new line... etc... something like this:

explode($string, '\n');

Would that work? What I want to do is split a textbox with this data:
______________________________

1041 Parkway Lane
Chicago, Illinois 55102

______________________________

So that "1041 Parkway Lane" and "Chicago, Illinois 55102" are split into the array, meaning that I need explode() to seperate it at \n, right?

Thanks, all help appreciated.
-Matt

 

[Amnezia]

EDIT: yes it will work->

it will be explode("\n",$string) NOT explode($string, "\n")

 

[user-7256]

Er, yeah, gotcha Thanks.

 

[user-7256]

Well, just for archive and future Search purposes (some may find this thread useful), here's how I did it:

\n did not work, instead I actually did something like this:

$array = explode('
', $string)

So I actually pressed "Enter" in the code to create a line break. That worked ^_^

 

[Amnezia]

Well, just for archive and future Search purposes (some may find this thread useful), here's how I did it:

\n did not work, instead I actually did something like this:

$array = explode('
', $string)

So I actually pressed "Enter" in the code to create a line break. That worked ^_^

i think you have to use double quote with \n becase you are using substitution

 

[monaco]

i think you have to use double quote with \n becase you are using substitution

Actually, '\n' is a character literal. It does not require substitution.

 

[user-7256]

I tried both

 

[monaco]

Try this:

$newline = '
';
print( "Line 1" . $newline . "Line 2" );

It's not perfect, but it will work while keeping your code looking clean.

 

[user-7256]

Hey that's a good idea. Thanks! ^_^

 

[supellectilis]

i agree w/ monaco

 

[Refrozen]

Both work, explode("\n", $var) and explode("
", $var);... the first is just cleaner.