- var_export: documentation ( source)
- preg_split: documentation ( source)
<?php
$string = "å\nä";
var_export(preg_split('/.\K/u', $string, 0, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY));
echo "\n---\n";
var_export(preg_split('/.\K/us', $string, 0, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY));
echo "\n---\n";
var_export(preg_split('/\X\K/u', $string, 0, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY));