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How to split data from a single word string in PHP?

I need to split data from a single word string like below,

$string = "RC9999999999A202";

//Need to split as follows:  

$code = "RC"; //This value must be of 2 alphabetic characters
$phone = "9999999999"; //This value must be of 10 digits
$amount = "202"; //This value can be of any length (numeric only)

I tried nothing because I don't have any idea regarding this since I'm a newbie.

Please help!

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Solution

  • This will match according to your specifications and populate the variables code, phone and amount.

    $string = "RC9999999999A202";

Preg_match("/([A-Z]{2})(\d{10})A(\d+)/", $string, $match);

List($string, $code, $phone, $amount) = $match;

    https://3v4l.org/QXVRA

    This pattern assumes the "A" is always an "A".
    You didn't mention it at all in the question so I assume it's always an "A".