explode two-item-list in array as key=>value

Question

I\'d like to explode a multi-line-string like this

color:red
material:metal

to an array like this

$array[\'color\']=red
$array[         


        

Answer 1

Try this

$value = '1|a,2|b,3|c,4|d';
$temp = explode (',',$value);
foreach ($temp as $pair) 
{
    list ($k,$v) = explode ('|',$pair);
    $pairs[$k] = $v;
}

print_r($pairs);