[RESOLVED] echo'ing a string returned from a function

Toadums

Hey...So I have a function which breaks up a string..I would like to echo just a part of it...but it isnt working...how do I go about doing what I am trying to do 🙂

here is my code to give you an idea:


if($probe->getData() != null){
	echo nodeEcho($probe->getData());				
}

function nodeEcho($str){

$array= split('.',$str,2);

return $array[0];

}

So each piece of data looks like this:

'2. Electronic Industries Association (EIA)'

and I would like to deliminate each string at the period...(but I would like to include the period as well)

so I would want to echo '2.'
thanks!

dagon

return $array[0].'.';

method 1 add the dot to the string being returned

Toadums

im not sure why, but it just returns nulll..not the '2.' (well, once i have the .'.'; on the end, it just returns "."...) it is like it just returns null....i dont understand >.<

edit** oh crap...doesnt let you split by a comma...guess i will change it to split at "number." 😃

dagon

oh i see, you want explode not split, split uses a regular rexpression, not needed in this case

Toadums

ooo, works perfect 🙂

didnt see explode anywhere on google hehe

thanks!

dagon

Toadums;10920955 wrote:
ooo, works perfect 🙂

didnt see explode anywhere on google hehe

thanks!

the manual page fot split does say:

Tip

preg_split(), which uses a Perl-compatible regular expression syntax, is often a faster alternative to split(). If you don't require the power of regular expressions, it is faster to use explode(), which doesn't incur the overhead of the regular expression engine.

Toadums

dagon;10920956 wrote:
the manual page fot split does say:

oops. lol ...missed that part >.<