Split Words

gistfile1.php

<?php

	function splitWords($paragraph, $numberOfWords) {
		$returnArray = array();
		$splittedString = explode(" ", $paragraph);
		$counter = 0;
		$counter2 = 0;
		
		for($x = 0; $x < count($splittedString); $x++) {
		
			$counter += 1;
			
			$returnArray[$counter2] .= $splittedString[$x] . " ";
			
			if($counter == $numberOfWords) {
				$counter = 0;
				$counter2 += 1;
			}
		}
		
		return $returnArray;
	
	}
	
	//TESTING
	$str = "Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together comprising about ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. Honshū's Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.";
	var_dump(splitWords($str,5));

	/** OUTPUT

	array(14) {
	  [0]=>
	  string(27) "Japan is an archipelago of "
	  [1]=>
	  string(32) "6,852 islands. The four largest "
	  [2]=>
	  string(41) "islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū "
	  [3]=>
	  string(39) "and Shikoku, together comprising about "
	  [4]=>
	  string(37) "ninety-seven percent of Japan's land "
	  [5]=>
	  string(28) "area. Japan has the world's "
	  [6]=>
	  string(40) "tenth-largest population, with over 127 "
	  [7]=>
	  string(40) "million people. Honshū's Greater Tokyo "
	  [8]=>
	  string(28) "Area, which includes the de "
	  [9]=>
	  string(28) "facto capital city of Tokyo "
	  [10]=>
	  string(40) "and several surrounding prefectures, is "
	  [11]=>
	  string(33) "the largest metropolitan area in "
	  [12]=>
	  string(24) "the world, with over 30 "
	  [13]=>
	  string(19) "million residents. "
	}
	 
	**/

?>