Split a string into an array of characters [duplicate]

Question

How can I split a string like:

DEFGHIJKLMN

into an array of characters like:

$diskVolume = array('D','E','F','G','H','I','J','K','L','M','N');

explode() doesn't work for this kind of string because there are no delimiters on which to split the string.

You should check out the "See Also" suggestions in the php manual ("str_split() - Convert a string to an array"). — GZipp
– GZipp, Commented Jan 25, 2011 at 9:47

BoltClock · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-25 09:26:56Z

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Use str_split() to split a string into its individual characters:

$diskVolume = str_split($string);

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 9:26

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Mchl · Accepted Answer · 2011-01-25 09:37:20Z

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You can actually use array access to read from strings:

>> $a = 'CDEFGHIJKLMO';
'CDEFGHIJKLMO'
>> echo $a[2];
E

However you can't use it as an argument for foreach() and similar constructs/functions

answered Jan 25, 2011 at 9:37

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Yup, because strings are not arrays.

Truongnq · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-10 15:09:41Z

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Should use str_split or

for($i=0;$i<strlen($diskVolume);$i++){
echo $diskVolume[$i];
}

answered Aug 10, 2013 at 15:09

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