Fail to split a string in array by a character - php

Question

I am working on a Wordpress website and I want to get some order details right after the submission. One of them, returned with a long string which I want to split and format it as I need. Here is the example:
echo $order->get_formatted_shipping_address();
My name<br />My address<br />My postcode
I try to split the string in the <br /> to use each of the fields in a different place. I tried like this:
$data = explode("<br />", $order->get_formatted_shipping_address());
$name = $data[0];
$address = $data[1];
$post = $data[2];
However, the <br /> keeps staying in the string and the $name has the whole string as in $data.
Any idea?

Answer 1

Tried the following on WooCommerce 2.6.1
$data = explode('<br/>',$order->get_formatted_shipping_address());
Note that the delimiter is <br/> and not as you used it <br />, yours has an extra space.
As an alternative, instead of explode you should use the magic properties from the class WC_Abstract_Order.
Example
print $order->shipping_first_name;
print $order->shipping_address_1;
print $order->shipping_postcode;
This will output the fields without going through the implode that happens inside get_formatted_shipping_address()

Answer 2

Your code should work, I even tested it on my machine. Put this code in some new file and just test it to see if it gives the wanted result. If it does, then you're making a mistake on the place. Are you sure you are using the right variables?
<?php
class wp {
public function get_formatted_shipping_address() {
return "My name<br />My address<br />My postcode";
}
}
$order = new wp;
$data = explode("<br />", $order->get_formatted_shipping_address());
print_r($data);
$name = $data[0];
$address = $data[1];
$post = $data[2];