static function unicode_string_to_array( $string )
	{
		$array = array();
		$strlen = mb_strlen($string);
		while ($strlen) {
			$array[] = mb_substr( $string, 0, 1, "UTF-8" );
			$string = mb_substr( $string, 1, $strlen, "UTF-8" );
			$strlen = mb_strlen( $string );
		}
		return $array;
	}
static function unicode_string_to_array( $string )
	{
		$array = array();
		$strlen = mb_strlen($string);
		while ($strlen) {
			$array[] = mb_substr( $string, 0, 1, "UTF-8" );
			$string = mb_substr( $string, 1, $strlen, "UTF-8" );
			$strlen = mb_strlen( $string );
		}
		return $array;
	}
static function unicode_string_to_array ( $ string ) { $ array = array ( ) ; $ strlen = mb_strlen ( $ string ) ; while ( $ strlen ) { $ array [ ] = mb_substr ( $ string , 0 , 1 , "UTF-8" ) ; $ string = mb_substr ( $ string , 1 , $ strlen , "UTF-8" ) ; $ strlen = mb_strlen ( $ string ) ; } return $ array ; }
takes a unicode string and turns it into an array
of UTF-8 characters

@author adjwilli
@param string $string
@return array
takes a unicode string and turns it into an array of UTF - 8 characters