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characters ​

Split the string into an array of characters.

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Twine\Str::characters( [ $mode = Twine\Config\Characters::ALL ] )  : array

Parameters ​

$mode ​

A characters mode flag.

  • Twine\Config\Characters::ALL: Return all characters in the string
  • Twine\Config\Characters::UNIQUE: Return each character only once ignoring duplicate characters

Examples ​

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$string = new Twine\Str('john pinkerton');

$characters = $string->characters(); // Returns  ['j', 'o', 'h', 'n', ' ', 'p', 'i', 'n', 'k', 'e', 'r', 't', 'o', 'n']
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$string = new Twine\Str('john pinkerton');

$characters = $string->characters(Twine\Config\Characters::UNIQUE); // Returns ['j', 'o', 'h', 'n', ' ', 'p', 'i', 'k', 'e', 'r', 't']