Code me the php explode function into c or c++

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The discussion focuses on implementing the PHP explode function in C or C++. It is established that C-style strings and C++ STL strings inherently support array-like access, making the need for a separate explode function unnecessary. Participants highlight that accessing characters in these strings can be done directly using indexing, as demonstrated with examples of character access in both C and C++. The conclusion is that the functionality of explode is already present in the way strings are handled in these languages.

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can someone code me the php explode function into c or c++ that would work with original strings?
thanks in advance
 
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Um, there isn't anything to do if you use the C-style strings since it is already in array format. For example:

char *str = "hello";

printf("%c",str[0]) /*Would print out an h*/
printf("%c",str[1]) /*Would print out an e*/

Same thing applies to the C++ STL strings. The class actually overloads the [] operator so you can access the string just like an array.
 

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