Programming PHP, 2nd Edition

Name

sscanf

Synopsis

mixed sscanf(string string, string format[, mixed variable1 ...])

Parses string for values of types given in format; the values found are either returned in an array or, if variable1 through variableN (which must be variables passed by reference) are given, in those variables.

The format string is the same as that used in sprintf( ). For example:

$name = sscanf("Name: k.tatroe", "Name: %s"); // $name has "k.tatroe"
list($month, $day, $year) = sscanf("June 30, 2001", "%s %d, %d");
$count = sscanf("June 30, 2001", "%s %d, %d", &$month, &$day, &$year);