Array_chunk()

The array_chunk() function is used to split an array into several arrays.

Version

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax

array_chunk(input_array, size, preserve_keys)

Parameters

Name	Description	Required / Optional	Type
input_array	Specifies the array to split.	Required	Array
size	The size of each chunk (i.e. the number of elements)	Required	Integer
preserve_keys	If we set preserve_keys as TRUE, array_chunk function preserves the original array keys. Default is FALSE which will reindex the chunk numerically.	Optional	Boolean

Return value

A multidimensional numerically indexed array.

Value Type : Array

Pictorial representation of array_chunk() function.

Example -1 : php array_chunk() function.  

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1. <?php  
2. $input_array = array('name1', 'name2', 'name3', 'name4', 'name5');  
3. print_r(array_chunk($input_array,2));  
4. ?>