Split an array into chunks
Syntax
array_chunk ( array $array , int $size [, bool $preserve_keys = FALSE ] ) : array
Parameters
arrayThe array to work on
sizeThe size of each chunk
preserve_keysWhen set to TRUE keys will be preserved. Default is FALSE which will reindex the chunk numerically
Return
Returns a multidimensional numerically indexed array, starting with zero, with each dimension containing size elements.
Examples
1 · array size
<?
$array = array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f');
$size = 2;
$return = array_chunk($array, $size);
print_r($return);
?>Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => a
[1] => b
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => c
[1] => d
)
[2] => Array
(
[0] => e
[1] => f
)
)
2 · preserve_keys
<?
$array = array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f');
$size = 2;
$preserve_keys = true;
$return = array_chunk($array, $size, $preserve_keys);
print_r($return);
?>Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => a
[1] => b
)
[1] => Array
(
[2] => c
[3] => d
)
[2] => Array
(
[4] => e
[5] => f
)
)
