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PHP: strchr() function

Description

The strchr() function is used to get the first occurrence of a string inside another string. The function is an alias of strstr().

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strchr(string_name, search_string, before_search)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional 		Type
string_name The input string. Required String
search_string The string to search for. Required Mixed
before_search If TRUE, strstr() returns the part of the string_name before the first occurrence of the before_search. Optional Boolean

*Mixed: Mixed indicates that a parameter may accept multiple (but not necessarily all) types.

Return value:

Returns the portion of string, or FALSE if is not found

Value Type: string

Pictorial Presentation

php-string-strchr()

Example:

<?php
$string1="W3RESOURCE.COM";
$newstring=strchr($string1,".");
echo $newstring;
?>

Output:

.COM

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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PHP: Tips of the Day

A resource is a special type of variable that references an external resource, such as a file, socket, stream, document, or connection

Example:

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echo gettype($file);
# Out: resource
echo $file;
# Out: Resource id #2

There are different (sub-)types of resource. You can check the resource type using get_resource_type():

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echo get_resource_type($file);
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