.. _cannot-be-empty:

cannot be empty
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Description
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The provided parameter is of the valid type, but cannot be left empty.

Example
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.. code-block:: php

   <?php
   
   print_r(explode('', 'abc')); // Not possible with an empty delimiter
   
   print_r(str_split(1, 'abc')); 
   
   ?>

Solutions
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+ When parsing data, make sure that the separator is not empty.


In previous PHP versions, this error message used to be :ref:`empty-delimiter`.


In more recent PHP versions, this error message is now :ref:`must-not-be-empty`.