str_getcsv

(PHP 5 >= 5.3.0)

str_getcsv — Parse a CSV string into an array

array str_getcsv ( string $input [, string $delimiter [, string $enclosure [, string $escape ]]] )

Similar to fgetcsv() this functions parses a string as its input unlike fgetcsv() which takes a file as its input.

input: The string to parse.
delimiter: Set the field delimiter (one character only). Defaults as a comma.
enclosure: Set the field enclosure character (one character only). Defaults as a double quotation mark.
escape: Set the escape character (one character only). Defaults as a backslash (\)

Returns an indexed array containing the fields read.