PHP strstr() Function
Example
Find the first occurrence of "Shanghai" in "I love Shanghai!" and return the remaining part of the string:
<?php
echo strstr("I love Shanghai!","Shanghai");
?>
Definition and Usage
The strstr() function searches for the first occurrence of a string in another string.
Note:This function is binary safe.
Note:This function is case-sensitive. If you need to perform a case-insensitive search, please use stristr() Function.
Syntax
strstr(string,search,before_search)
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| string | Required. Specifies the string to be searched in. |
| search |
Required. Specifies the string to be searched. If this parameter is a number, it will search for the character corresponding to the ASCII value of this number. |
| before_search |
Optional. The default value is the boolean value of "false". If set to "true", it will return search The string part before the first occurrence of the parameter. |
Technical Details
| Return Value: | Return the remaining part of the string (from the match point). If the searched string is not found, return FALSE. |
| PHP Version: | 4+ |
| Update Log: | In PHP 5.3, a new feature was added: before_search Parameter. |
More Examples
Example 1
Search for the string with the ASCII value of "o" and return the remaining part of the string:
<?php
echo strstr("Hello world!",111);
?>
Example 2
Return the string part before the first occurrence of the searched string:
<?php
echo strstr("Hello world!","world",true);
?>
