parse_str

parse_str -- Parses the string into variables.

Description

void parse_str(string str);

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

Example 1. Using parse_str()

  1 
  2 $str = "first=value&second[]=this+works&second[]=another";
  3 parse_str($str);
  4 echo $first;     /* prints "value" */
  5 echo $second[0]; /* prints "this works" */
  6 echo $second[1]; /* prints "another" */
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