PHP REGEX - text to array by preg_split at line break

line-breaks, php, preg-split, regex

Solution

Here's an example that works, even if you have a colon character embedded inside the string (but not at start of the line):

$input = ":some normal text
:some long text here, and so on... sometimes
i'm breaking: down and...
:some normal text
:some normal text";

$array = preg_split('/$\R?^:/m', $input);
print_r($array);

result:

Array
(
    [0] => some normal text
    [1] => some long text here, and so on... sometimes
           i'm breaking: down and...
    [2] => some normal text
    [3] => some normal text
)

Problem

EDITED: need help on split Array array example: ``` array ( [0] => :some normal text :some long text here, and so on... sometimes i'm breaking down and... :some normal text :some normal text ) ``` ok, now by using ``` preg_split( '#\n(?!s)#' , $text ); ``` i get ``` [0] => Array ( [0] => some normal text [1] => some long text here, and so on... sometimes [2] => some normal text [3] => some normal text ) ``` I want get this: ``` [0] => Array ( [0] => some normal text [1] => some long text here, and so on... sometimes i'm breaking down and... [2] => some normal text [3] => some normal text ) ``` what Regex can get the entire line and also split at line break!?

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