PHP stristr() Function
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Definition and Usage
The stristr() function searches for the first occurrence of a string inside
another string.
This function returns the rest of the string (from the matching point), or
FALSE, if the string to search for is not found.
Syntax
| Parameter |
Description |
| string |
Required. Specifies the string to search |
| search |
Required. Specifies the string to search for. If this
parameter is a number, it will search for the character matching the ASCII
value of the number |
Tips and Notes
Note: This function is binary safe.
Note: This function is case-insensitive. For a case-sensitive search,
use strstr().
Example 1
<?php
echo stristr("Hello world!","WORLD");
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
Example 2
In this example we will search a string for the ASCII value of "o":
<?php
echo stristr("Hello world!",111);
?>
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The output of the code above will be:
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