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Parses the string into variables

String Functions

parse_str

(PHP 4, PHP 5)

parse_str — Parses the string into variables

Description

void parse_str ( string $str [, array &$arr ] )

Parses str as if it were the query string passed via a URL and sets variables in the current scope.

Note: To get the current QUERY_STRING, you may use the variable $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']. Also, you may want to read the section on variables from external sources.

Note: The magic_quotes_gpc setting affects the output of this function, as parse_str() uses the same mechanism that PHP uses to populate the $_GET, $_POST, etc. variables.

Parameters

str: The input string.
arr: If the second parameter arr is present, variables are stored in this variable as array elements instead.

Return Values

No value is returned.

ChangeLog

Version	Description
4.0.3	The `arr` parameter was added

Examples

Example #1 Using parse_str()

 <?php
$str = "first=value&arr[]=foo+bar&arr[]=baz";
parse_str($str);
echo $first;  // value
echo $arr[0]; // foo bar
echo $arr[1]; // baz

parse_str($str, $output);
echo $output['first'];  // value
echo $output['arr'][0]; // foo bar
echo $output['arr'][1]; // baz

?>

See Also

String Functions