Extracting Values from a String

[duckduckgoose]

I'm sure this is likely to be a simple question to answer for the people here...

Let's say I have the following string:

name=Joe&color=black&sex=%&status=single

I want to create a list of the each words sandwiched between the '=' and the '&'. So, I want to create an array with these values:

[0] Joe
[1] black
[2] %
[3] single

Can someone tell me how to do this, or what function I need to use?

[bodzan]

...is in order for you on this matter: Predefined variables, and you might want to see the first comment from the top... 😉

[bradgrafelman]

Looks like you're taking the query string and trying to extract variables from it. As bodzan suggested, there's superglobals that do this for you.

If this isn't what you're after (i.e. you're not trying to pass variables from the address bar), I would suggest passing data via an easier method (sessions, perhaps?). It all depends on where you're getting the data, where you're transporting it to, etc.

[intenz]

<?php
$string = 'name=Joe&color=black&sex=%&status=single';
$array = explode( '&', $string );

for( $i = 0; $i < count( $array ); $i++ )
{
	unset( $tmp );
	$tmp = explode( '=', $array[$i] );
	$chunks[] = $tmp[1];
}

print_r( $chunks );
?>

Will produce an array...

Array
(
    [0] => Joe
    [1] => black
    [2] => %
    [3] => single
)