parse_str() function in PHP

The parse_str() function is used to parse the string into variables. It returns nothing.

Syntax

parse_str(str, arr)

Parameters

• str − The string to pass

• arr − The name of an array to store the variables

Return

The parse_str() function returns nothing.

Example

The following is an example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   parse_str("studentname=Jack&marks=95",$arr);
   print_r($arr);
?>

Output

The following is the output −

Array
(
   [studentname] => Jack
   [marks] => 95
)

Example

Let us see another example −

 Live Demo

<?php
   parse_str("studentname=Tom&studentmarks=95&studentsubject=Maths", $arr);
   print_r($arr);
?>

Output

The following is the output −

Array
(
   [studentname] => Tom
   [studentmarks] => 95
   [studentsubject] => Maths
)

karthikeya Boyini

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Updated on: 26-Dec-2019

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