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  1. <?php
  2. function get_string_between($string, $start, $end){
  3.     $string = " ".$string;
  4.     $ini = strpos($string,$start);
  5.     if ($ini == 0) return "";
  6.     $ini += strlen($start);
  7.     $len = strpos($string,$end,$ini) - $ini;
  8.     return substr($string,$ini,$len);
  9. }
  10.  
  11. $original = "'foo, bar', ['name' => 'John, Smith' , 'anotherKey' => 'another value']";
  12. $str = get_string_between($original, "'", "'");
  13. $arr = get_string_between($original, "[", "]");
  14. $arr = json_decode(str_replace(' => ',':',str_replace('\'','"','{'.$arr.'}')), true);
  15. var_dump($str);
  16. print_r($arr);
  17. ?>
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 24400KB
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Standard input is empty
stdout 
string(8) "foo, bar"
Array
(
    [name] => John, Smith
    [anotherKey] => another value
)
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
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9 years ago
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