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PHP String Reference : Find the first occurrence of "world" inside "Hello world!", and return the rest of the string
The stristr() function searches for the first occurrence of a string inside another string.
Parameter | Description |
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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 |
before_search | Optional. A boolean value whose default is "false". If set to "true", it returns the part of the string before the first occurrence of the search parameter. |
Return Value: | Returns the rest of the string (from the matching point), or FALSE, if the string to search for is not found. |
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PHP Version: | 4+ |
Changelog: | The before_search parameter was added in PHP 5.3. This function was made binary-safe in PHP 4.3 |
Search a string for the ASCII value of "o", and return the rest of the string:
<?php
echo stristr("Hello world!",111);
?>
Return the part of the string before the first occurence of "world":
<?php
echo stristr("Hello world!","WORLD",true);
?>
❮ PHP String Reference