mb_split

Function • Deprecated in PHP 8.6

Split multibyte string using regular expression.

PHP 5
PHP 7
PHP 8.0
Improved
PHP 8.1
PHP 8.2-8.3
PHP 8.4
PHP 8.5
PHP 8.6
Deprecated

mb_split Function synopsis

#[\Deprecated]
mb_split(
    string $pattern,
    string $string,
    int $limit = -1
  ): array|false

Parameters

$pattern

Typestring

The regular expression pattern.

$string

Typestring

The string being split.

$limit

OptionalTypeintDefault value-1

Return value

Typearray|false

The result as an array, or false on failure.

Changes to the mb_split Function

PHP 8.6

  • Function deprecated

PHP 8.0

  • Return type added: array|false
  • Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($pattern): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($string): string
  • Parameter type added for parameter #3 ($limit): int
  • Parameter default value added for position #3 ($limit): -1
  mb_split(
-     $pattern,
+     string $pattern,
-     $string,
+     string $string,
-     $limit
+     int $limit = -1
-   )
+   ): array|false

mb_split Function Availability

PHP VersionAvailability
PHP 8.6Upcoming Release Yes Deprecated
PHP 8.5Supported (Latest) Yes
PHP 8.4Supported Yes
PHP 8.3Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only Yes
PHP 8.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported Yes
PHP 5.3Unsupported Yes