Get string data between characters

I want to get information between two characters using PHP.

For example, if I have the string:

Tralala*42*lalala*wee*morewords

I want to extract the characters between the first two * characters. Therefore, my variable will read "42".

How would I go about doing this?

Thanks,
multi

Hiya

Explode is your friend.

PHP Code:

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$string = "Tralala*42*lalala*wee*morewords";
$array = explode("*",$string);


echo $array[0]; //Tralala
echo $array[1]; //42 


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Then explode I shall use.
I thank you for your time. :)