How can I put strings in an array, split by new line?
I've always used this with great success:
$array = preg_split("/\r\n|\n|\r/", $string);
(updated with the final \r, thanks @LobsterMan)
You can use the explode
function, using "\n
" as separator:
$your_array = explode("\n", $your_string_from_db);
For instance, if you have this piece of code:
$str = "My text1\nMy text2\nMy text3";
$arr = explode("\n", $str);
var_dump($arr);
You'd get this output:
array
0 => string 'My text1' (length=8)
1 => string 'My text2' (length=8)
2 => string 'My text3' (length=8)
Note that you have to use a double-quoted string, so \n
is actually interpreted as a line-break.
(See that manual page for more details.)
A line break is defined differently on different platforms, \r\n, \r or \n.
Using RegExp to split the string you can match all three with \R
So for your problem:
$array = preg_split ('/$\R?^/m', $string);
That would match line breaks on Windows, Mac and Linux!