在PHP中返回给定字符之前的字符串值

Question

I'm trying to extrapolate year and month from a single string wich in the format mm/yyyy. I'm looking for a function where I can give in input the string, and the character I want for the string to stop being copied. I'd like it to return just the "mm" or "yyyy" part.

Is there any known function that does what I'm trying to do? Or should I just make it myself?

Answer 1

list($month, $year) = explode("/", "mm/yyyy");
echo $month; // would display the month
echo $year; // would display the year

List() is used to assign variables as if they were an array, and explode() splits your string into an array using the forward slash as a deliemeter.

DEMO