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phparraysstringpreg-replaceexplode

Explode string at any integer and delete the integer

Example:

$string = "Apple0Bannana0Bannana1Cherry0";

What I need from said string:

Array(
[0] => Apple
[1] => Banana
[2] => Banana
[3] => Cherry
)

Something likely using preg_replace and/or explode, but I am not quite sure.

Problem is, there could be any int there between 0 and 49, so I am not sure how to get it to explode dynamically.

Solution 
  • var_dump( preg_split('~\d+~', preg_replace('~^\d+|\d+$~', '', $string)) );

    First remove numbers at the start and end of the string, then split by one or more digits.

    Thanks @Rizier123 for the hint for improvement:

    var_dump( preg_split('~\d+~', $string, null, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY) );