Easy Array Explode | Map Maker WP Plugin

array-explode.php

<?php

/*
Do Shortcode 
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/do_shortcode

StackOverflow - Better Way to Explode String
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7355301/a-better-way-to-explode-twice-in-php

*/

# Put on Single Page for Custom Post Type = Game
$selectedField = functionToGetCategoryChosen();
echo getFieldMap($selectedField);

# Can Put this in your Functions.php
function getFieldMap($selectedField) {

	$inputStringFromAdmin = "Westford:501202;Burlington:50232;Williston:213210";
	preg_match_all('/([^:]*?):([^;]*);?/', $input, $matches);

	$output = array_combine($matches[1], $matches[2]);

	return do_shortcode( '[mapmaker id="' . $output[$selectedField] . '" other parameters = bla bla ]' );
}




?>