$input\n\n";var_dump(my_parser($input)); echo "\n\n";
$input = "ab$,wdf;tt5,4h56;73t2";
echo "$input\n\n";var_dump(my_parser($input)); echo "
\n\n";
$input = "'54\",\"'6'34',34,,\"ab,ac\",10,20";
echo "$input\n\n";var_dump(my_parser($input)); echo "
\n\n";
function my_parser($input)
{
$delimeters = [',', ';'];
$quotes = ['"', '\''];
$currentQuote = null;
$currentArg = '';
$args = [];
$len = strlen($input);
for ($i=0; $i<$len; $i++) {
$currentSymbol = $input[$i];
if (!empty($currentQuote)) { // we're in quotes
if ($currentQuote === $currentSymbol) { // and quote matched
$currentQuote = null; // so quote closed!
} else { // quoted quote, lol
$currentArg .= $currentSymbol; // let it go, it's string
}
} else { // not in quotes
if (in_array($currentSymbol, $quotes)) { // check if symbol is quote
$currentQuote = $currentSymbol; // and remember this quote
} elseif (in_array($currentSymbol, $delimeters)) { // check for delimeter
if (strlen($currentArg)) {
$args[] = $currentArg; // it's end of valid argument, yeah!
$currentArg = '';
}
} else { // simple symbol, pass it
$currentArg .= $currentSymbol; // let it go, it's string
}
}
}
if (strlen($currentArg)) {
$args[] = $currentArg;
}
return $args;
}