PHP Exercises: Create a new string which is 4 copies of the 2 front characters of a given string

PHP Basic Algorithm: Exercise-8 with Solution

Write a PHP program to create a new string which is 4 copies of the 2 front characters of a given string. If the given string length is less than 2 return the original string.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
// Define a function named "test" that takes a parameter $str
function test($str) 
{
    // Use a ternary operator to check if the length of $str is less than 2
    // If true, return $str as it is
    // If false, concatenate the substring from index 0 to 1 four times and return the result
    return strlen($str) < 2 ? $str : substr($str, 0, 2) . substr($str, 0, 2) . substr($str, 0, 2) . substr($str, 0, 2);
}

// Call the test function with argument "C Sharp" and echo the result
echo test("C Sharp") . "\n";

// Call the test function with argument "JS" and echo the result
echo test("JS") . "\n";

// Call the test function with argument "a" and echo the result
echo test("a") . "\n";
?>

Explanation:

• Function Definition:
• The function test takes one parameter, $str.
• Conditional Check:
• Uses a ternary operator to check if the length of $str is less than 2:
• If true:
• Returns $str as is (for strings with fewer than 2 characters).
• If false:
• Takes the first two characters (substr($str, 0, 2)) and repeats this substring four times, then returns the resulting string.
• Function Calls and Output:
• First Call: test("C Sharp")
• Takes "C " and repeats it four times, resulting in "C C C C ".
• Second Call: test("JS")
• Takes "JS" and repeats it four times, resulting in "JSJSJSJS".
• Third Call: test("a")
• Returns "a" as the string length is less than 2.

Output:

C C C C 
JSJSJSJS
a

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