$strng = 'a|bb|ccc|dddd';
print_r(explode('|', $strng));
echo "
";
print_r(explode('|', $strng, 1));
echo "
";
print_r(explode('|', $strng, 2));
echo "
";
print_r(explode('|', $strng, 3));
echo "
";
// negative limit (since PHP 5.1)
print_r(explode('|', $strng, -1));
?>
O/p:
Array ( [0] => a [1] => bb [2] => ccc [3] => dddd )
Array ( [0] => a|bb|ccc|dddd )
Array ( [0] => a [1] => bb|ccc|dddd )
Array ( [0] => a [1] => bb [2] => ccc|dddd )
Array ( [0] => a [1] => bb [2] => ccc )
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