(PHP 4 >= 4.2.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
array_chunk — Split an array into chunks
$array, int $length, bool $preserve_keys = false): array
Chunks an array into arrays with length elements.
The last chunk may contain less than length elements.
arrayThe array to work on
lengthThe size of each chunk
preserve_keys
When set to true keys will be preserved.
Default is false which will reindex the chunk numerically
Returns a multidimensional numerically indexed array, starting with zero,
with each dimension containing length elements.
If length is less than 1
E_WARNING will be thrown and null returned.
Example #1 array_chunk() example
<?php
$input_array = array('a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e');
print_r(array_chunk($input_array, 2));
print_r(array_chunk($input_array, 2, true));
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => a
[1] => b
)
[1] => Array
(
[0] => c
[1] => d
)
[2] => Array
(
[0] => e
)
)
Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[0] => a
[1] => b
)
[1] => Array
(
[2] => c
[3] => d
)
[2] => Array
(
[4] => e
)
)