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Php strpos

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PHP function strpos

This function finds the first occurence of a string within another string.

Syntax strpos

  • string: string input.
  • find: string to find.
  • startpos: specifies where the search to begin.
strpos(string, find, startpos);

Return

Return the first position of the string.

Example 1

<?php
echo strpos('Great work!',"t");
?>

Output

4

Example 2

<?php

$arr = array('Great', 'Excellent', 'Lovely', 'Healthy');

for ($i = 0; $i < count($arr); $i++) {
	echo 'e is located at position ' .
	       strpos($arr[$i], 'e') .
	      ' in ' . $arr[$i] . '<br/>';
}
?>

Output

e is located at position 2 in Great
e is located at position 3 in Excellent
e is located at position 3 in Lovely
e is located at position 1 in Healthy

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