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PHP: strrpos() function

Description

The strrpos() functions is used to find the numeric position of the last presence of a character in a string.

Version:

(PHP 4 and above)

Syntax:

strrpos(main_string, search_string, start_position)

Parameters:

Name Description Required /
Optional 		Type
main_string Specifies the string to examined. Required String
search_string Specifies the string to search with. Required String
start_position Sets the starting position of the first string. Optional Integer

Return value:

Returns the position of the search_string where exists. Returns false when search_string not found.

Value Type: Integer.

Pictorial Presentation

string_strrpos

Example: 

<?php
$main_string='w3resource.com';
echo strrpos($main_string, 'com');
?>

Output:

11

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See also

PHP Function Reference

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PHP: Tips of the Day

Returns the last element in an array

Example:

<?php
function tips_last($items)
{
  return end($items);
}

print(tips_last([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]));

?>

Output:

5