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

explode first on line break. Prolly \n

Then explode each of the resulting array's items on : and set a new array to that key/value.