Cut String after word wrap

Question

I get a long string and want to cut them into an array like this:

"'1': '-'
 '2': CompanyA; 100EUR/Std
 '3': Company2; 100EUR/Std
 '4': Company B ; 155EUR/Std"

to:

array(
 1 => '-',
 2 => 'CompanyA; 100EUR/Std',
 3 => 'Company2; 100EUR/Std',
 4 => 'Company B ; 155EUR/Std'
);

Is it possible to cut a String after a word wrap?

Are the `'1:'` used as keys or is it just regular keys? And have you tried something? — Epodax, Mar 17 '16 at 07:55
The first value of array is correct or it is a typo (you maintain it after the key contrary to other) ? — fusion3k, Mar 17 '16 at 08:03
when creating a new indexed array, the first key will start at `0` — RomanPerekhrest, Mar 17 '16 at 08:03
Possible duplicate of [Explode PHP string by new line](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3997336/explode-php-string-by-new-line) — Tanuel Mategi, Mar 17 '16 at 08:12

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '16 at 08:24

You must use a regular expression pattern for this:

$pattern =
"
    ~       
    ^       # start of line
    '       # apostrophe
    (\d+)   # 1st group: one-or-more digits
    ':\s+   # apostrophe followed by one-or-more spaces
    (.+)    # 2nd group: any character, one-or-more 
    $       # end of line
    ~mx
";

Then, with preg_match_all, you will obtain all the keys in group 1 and the values in group 2:

preg_match_all( $pattern, $string, $matches );

At the end, use array_combine to set desired keys and values:

$result = array_combine( $matches[1], $matches[2] );
print_r( $result );

will print:

Array
(
    [1] => '-'
    [2] => CompanyA; 100EUR/Std
    [3] => Company2; 100EUR/Std
    [4] => Company B ; 155EUR/Std
)

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 17 '16 at 08:10

try this

$string = "'1': '-'
 '2': CompanyA; 100EUR/Std
 '3': Company2; 100EUR/Std
 '4': Company B ; 155EUR/Std"

$a = explode(PHP_EOL, $string);

foreach ($a as $result) {
    $b = explode(':', $result);
    $array[$b[0]] = $b[1];
}

print_r($array);

hope it helps :)

Cut String after word wrap

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