php array does not increment properly.

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in my php code I run a bunch of shell scripts that finally output the following

['October 20, 2003', '047085815X', '978-\n0470858158', '1', u'\nWireless Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015 [Hardcover]\n']

the above output is saved to $temp.

However, when I do echo $temp[0] it prints the first open bracket and echo $temp[1] print the single quote mark etc.....

I believe this is because its a string and not an array.

I would like to convert this to n array were each element is separated with a coma.

However, note that october 20, 2003 has a comma in it and that should remain its own element.

Can someone point me to what function im looking for.

Have a look at str_getcsv in the php manual nz1.php.net/str_getcsv — bumperbox
– bumperbox, Commented Oct 11, 2012 at 9:05

Mark Baker · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 09:04:44Z

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trim the opening and closing [], then use str_getcsv()

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 9:04

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Daedalus Over a year ago

Welp.. much better than mine; +1.

SubjectCurio · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 09:04:25Z

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I think this is the function you're looking for

str_getcsv()

quick example

$line = "'October 20, 2003', '047085815X', '978-\n0470858158', '1', '\nWireless     Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015 [Hardcover]\n'";

$parsed = str_getcsv(
  $line, # Input line
  ",",   # Delimiter
  "'"   # Enclosure
);

print_r($parsed);

output:

Array ( [0] => October 20, 2003 [1] => 047085815X [2] => 978- 0470858158 [3] => 1 [4] => Wireless Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015 [Hardcover] )

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 9:04

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Daedalus · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 09:05:52Z

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What you have appears to be closer to a javascript array. I don't know how your shell script works, but I do know how php arrays are formed; you need the following to form a php array:

$temp = array('item1','item2','etc');

So for you, I'd output the following, minus the square brackets:

$temp = array('October 20, 2003', '047085815X', '978-\n0470858158', '1', '\nWireless Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015 [Hardcover]\n');

And then $temp[0] will return the correct information.

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 9:05

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Slayer Birden · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-11 09:41:13Z

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Your input looks very much like a js array, except for the mysterious u symbol staying outside of the single quotes, which every other answer seems to ignore. So will I. If you change your single quotes to double quotes, you'll be able to use json_decode function to get a php array from the js one.

$str = '["October 20, 2003", "047085815X", "978-\n0470858158", "1", "\nWireless Foresight: Scenarios of the Mobile World in 2015 [Hardcover]\n"]';
print_r(json_decode($str));

answered Oct 11, 2012 at 9:41

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