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<?php $strings = [ "1,2,3,4", "1,2,3", "1,2" ]; $minElements = 3; $defaultVal = null; foreach ($strings as $string) { [$a, $b, $c] = array_pad(explode(',', $string, $minElements), $minElements, $defaultVal); var_export($a); echo ' _ '; var_export($b); echo ' _ '; var_export($c); echo "\n-----------------\n"; }
Output for 8.1.0 - 8.1.34, 8.2.0 - 8.2.30, 8.3.0 - 8.3.30, 8.4.1 - 8.4.18, 8.5.0 - 8.5.3
'1' _ '2' _ '3,4' ----------------- '1' _ '2' _ '3' ----------------- '1' _ '2' _ NULL -----------------

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