wp_parse_list() – Function | Developer.WordPress.org

Converts a comma- or space-separated list of scalar values to an array.

Parameters

$input_listarray|stringrequired: List of values.

Return

array Array of values.

Source

function wp_parse_list( $input_list ) {
	if ( ! is_array( $input_list ) ) {
		return preg_split( '/[\s,]+/', $input_list, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY );
	}

	// Validate all entries of the list are scalar.
	$input_list = array_filter( $input_list, 'is_scalar' );

	return $input_list;
}

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Changelog

Version	Description
5.1.0	Introduced.

User Contributed Notes

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Nilambar Sharma 4 days ago

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Example:
```
$string = 'apple, banana, cherry';
$items = wp_parse_list( $string );
print_r( $items );
```
Output:
```
Array
(
    [0] => apple
    [1] => banana
    [2] => cherry
)
```
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wp_parse_list( array|string $input_list ): array

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