php man page for mb_split

MB_SPLIT(3)								 1							       MB_SPLIT(3)

mb_split - Split multibyte string using regular expression

SYNOPSIS
       array mb_split (string  $pattern, string  $string, [int	$limit = -1])

DESCRIPTION
	Split a multibyte $string using regular expression $pattern and returns the result as an array.

PARAMETERS
	      o $pattern
		- The regular expression pattern.

	      o $string
		- The string being split.

	      o $limit
		- If optional parameter $limit is specified, it will be split in $limit elements as maximum.

RETURN VALUES
	The result as an array.

NOTES
       Note

	      The character encoding specified by mb_regex_encoding(3) will be used as the character encoding for this function by default.

SEE ALSO
       mb_regex_encoding(3), mb_ereg(3).

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