PHP str_split() Function

The str_split() function splits a string into an array.

array str_split ( string $string [, int $split_length = 1 ] )

Converts a string to an array.

Example -

The above example will output : -

Array
(
    [0] => H
    [1] => e
    [2] => l
    [3] => l
    [4] => o
    [5] =>
    [6] => F
    [7] => r
    [8] => i
    [9] => e
    [10] => n
    [11] => d
)

Array
(
    [0] => Hel
    [1] => lo
    [2] => Fri
    [3] => end
)

ParameterDescription
stringThe input string.
split_lengthOptional. Specifies the length of each array element. Default is 1.

If the optional split_length parameter is specified, the returned array will be broken down into chunks with each being split_length in length, otherwise each chunk will be one character in length.

FALSE is returned if split_length is less than 1. If the split_length length exceeds the length of string, the entire string is returned as the first (and only) array element.