Explode empty line

Question

I am trying to explode empty line.

Here is my string variable:

$string = '
Hello,

Just test lines
Second test lines
';

I want these results:

$OUTPUT[0]='HELLO,';
$OUTPUT[1]='Just test lines
Second test lines';

My code:

$a = explode("\n\n",$string);
print_r($a);

My field results:

Array ( [0] => Hello, Just test lines Second test lines )

@David Laberge ofcours i did i got Array ( [0] => [1] => Hello, [2] => [3] => Just test lines [4] => Second test lines [5] => ) — Emad doom
– Emad doom, Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 23:00
cdhowie , lAbstractDownvoteFactory <-- thanks guys it's work fine — Emad doom
– Emad doom, Commented Sep 9, 2011 at 23:01

Kęstutis · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-09 22:59:13Z

12

This should do the trick:

$string = '
Hello,

Just test lines
Second test lines
';

$data  = preg_split("#\n\s*\n#Uis", $string);
print_r($data);

answered Sep 9, 2011 at 22:59

Kęstutis

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Thanks a lot, its can be used when you take info from linux servers, :) thanks a lot agin.

In case of using PHPStorm, this is passing the code parse error validation: '/\n\s*\n/Uis'.

Rooster · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-12 05:31:22Z

0

throw a trim around your string, then explode it with the comma, then add the comma back on to the first element.

$arraything = explode(',', trim($string));
$arraything[0] = $arraything[0].",";

answered Sep 9, 2011 at 22:59

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Trim isn't ideal when the spaces could be significative.