PHP strtok() Function

Example

Split string one by one:

In the example below, note that it is only the first call to strtok() that uses the string argument. After the first call, this function only needs the split argument, as it keeps track of where it is in the current string. To tokenize a new string, call strtok() with the string argument again:

<?php
$string = "Hello world. Beautiful day today.";
$token = strtok($string, " ");

while ($token !== false)
{
echo "$token<br>";
$token = strtok(" ");
}
?>

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Definition and Usage

The strtok() function splits a string into smaller strings (tokens).

Syntax

strtok( string,split)

Parameter Values

Parameter	Description
string	Required. Specifies the string to split
split	Required. Specifies one or more split characters

Technical Details

Return Value:	Returns a string token
PHP Version:	4+

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