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+<?php defined('SYSPATH') OR die('No direct access allowed.');
+/**
+ * utf8::str_split
+ *
+ * @package Core
+ * @author Kohana Team
+ * @copyright (c) 2007 Kohana Team
+ * @copyright (c) 2005 Harry Fuecks
+ * @license http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
+ */
+function _str_split($str, $split_length = 1)
+{
+ $split_length = (int) $split_length;
+
+ if (utf8::is_ascii($str))
+ {
+ return str_split($str, $split_length);
+ }
+
+ if ($split_length < 1)
+ {
+ return FALSE;
+ }
+
+ if (utf8::strlen($str) <= $split_length)
+ {
+ return array($str);
+ }
+
+ preg_match_all('/.{'.$split_length.'}|[^\x00]{1,'.$split_length.'}$/us', $str, $matches);
+
+ return $matches[0];
+}
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