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
Example:
<?php
echo strcspn('W3resource.com', '.');
?>
Output:
10
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See also
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You could use the substr function to return a substring starting from the 5th character:
$str = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." $str2 = substr($str, 4); // "quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."
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