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STRINGS IN PHP

PHP string is a sequence of characters i.e., used to store and manipulate text. PHP supports
only 256-character set and so that it does not offer native Unicode support. There are 4
ways to specify a string literal in PHP.

1. single quoted
2. double quoted
3. heredoc syntax
4. newdoc syntax (since PHP 5.3)

Single Quoted
We can create a string in PHP by enclosing the text in a single-quote. It is the
easiest way to specify string in PHP.
For specifying a literal single quote, escape it with a backslash (\) and to specify a
literal backslash (\) use double backslash (\\). All the other instances with backslash
such as \r or \n, will be output same as they specified instead of having any special
meaning.

Following some examples to understand the single quoted PHP String in a better way:

Example 1

1. <?php
2. $str='Hello text within single quote';
3. echo $str;
4. ?>

Output:

Hello text within single quote

We can store multiple line text, special characters, and escape sequences in a single-
quoted PHP string.
Double Quoted
In PHP, we can specify string through enclosing text within double quote also. But escape
sequences and variables will be interpreted using double quote PHP strings.

Example 2

1. <?php
2. $num1=10;
3. echo "Number is: $num1";
4. ?>

Output:

Number is: 10

PHP String Functions


We will look at some commonly used functions to manipulate strings.

1. strlen() - Return the Length of a String

The PHP strlen() function returns the length of a string.

Example
Return the length of the string "Hello world!":

<?php
echo strlen("Hello world!"); // outputs 12
?>

2. str_word_count() - Count Words in a String


The PHP str_word_count() function counts the number of words in a string.

Example
Count the number of word in the string "Hello world!":

<?php
echo str_word_count("Hello world!"); // outputs 2
?>

3. strrev() - Reverse a String


The PHP strrev() function reverses a string.

ExampleGet your own PHP Server


Reverse the string "Hello world!":

<?php
echo strrev("Hello world!"); // outputs !dlrow olleH
?>

4. strpos() - Search For a Text Within a String


The PHP strpos() function searches for a specific text within a string. If a match
is found, the function returns the character position of the first match. If no
match is found, it will return FALSE.

Example
Search for the text "world" in the string "Hello world!":

<?php
echo strpos("Hello world!", "world"); // outputs 6
?>

5. str_replace() - Replace Text Within a String


The PHP str_replace() function replaces some characters with some other
characters in a string.
Example
Replace the text "world" with "Dolly":

<?php
echo str_replace("world", "Dolly", "Hello world!"); // outputs Hello
Dolly!
?>

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