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PHP: strcspn() function

Description

The strcspn() function is used to get the number of characters that occur between the start of the main string and the first occurrence of any character listed in the second string.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strcspn(main_string, second_string, start_position, string_length)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional		 Type
main_string The initial string. Required String
second_string The second string whose characters will be checked. Required String
start_position Starting position of the string to examine. Optional Integer
string_length Length of the string to examine. Optional Integer

Return value:

The length of the segment.

Value Type: Integer.

Pictorial Presentation

php-string-strcspn()

Example:

<?php
echo strcspn('W3resource.com', '.');
?>

Output: 

10

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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PHP: Tips of the Day

Finding the number of days between two dates

$now = time(); // or your date as well
$your_date = strtotime("2010-01-31");
$datediff = $now - $your_date;

echo round($datediff / (60 * 60 * 24));

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