Question

How do i get first word of a string in var1 and rest in 2nd var.

My Requirement:

$strInput = "SSCL BAl 101";
$strFirst = ...;
$strRest = ...;

My Output:

strFirst = SSCL
strRest = BAL 101

My Current Solution:

list($strFirst,) = explode(" ", $strInput );
$strRest = trim(str_replace($strFirst, '', $strInput ));

Is there any other simple way too?

Answer 1

$strInput = "SSCL BAl 101";
$strFirst = strtok($strInput, ' ');
$strRest = substr($strInput, strlen($strFirst));

var_dump($strFirst, $strRest); 

Output

string(4) "SSCL"
string(8) " BAl 101"

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