Extracting array data! HELP!

Delcypher

i need help with this coding. In my MySQL Database a row is extracted and leaves the value

$menus="[#]Gallery[#][#]Downloads[#][#]Cool Stuff![#]";

I then got sum code to help me get the data out and print it bit by bit.

if (eregi("#[#]", $menus, $array_output)) {
//need code

}

I need code to extract each bit and display. cuz $array_output is a array!

Gallery
Downloads
Cool Stuff!

I kno how 2 use ereg_replace but i don't kno how to take the array 2 pieces

CAN U HELP ME!

tomhath

The function you need is preg_split using the PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY flag.

Delcypher

I took a look @ the php manual. it gave me the sample code.

// split the phrase by any number of commas or space characters,
// which include " ", \r, \t, \n and \f
$keywords = preg_split ("/[\s,]+/", "hypertext language, programming");

i found a page in the manual explain wot (.*) and things like that mean, but i can't find it. Thats not what i asked 4. i need sumthin that means i can display the array, but by bit!

thanx n e way 😉

killerbishop

Do something like this instead of what you are doing. Try not to use ereg functions, preg functions have been benchmarked to be normally 20% faster than ereg_* functions.


$items = preg_split ('/\\[#\\]/', $menus,  PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);
foreach($items as $menu_item) {

   echo "$menu_item<BR>";

}