Php substr count
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PHP function substr_count
This function counts the number of times substring occurs within the given string.
Syntax substr_count
- string: string input
- substring: string to search for
- start: where to start searching
- length: maximum length of the search
substr_count(string,substring,start,length)
Example 1
<?php
echo substr_count("I want to tell her how I feel not to tell her","I");
?>
Output
2
Example 2: Count whitespace or empty space
<?php
echo substr_count("I give you everything!"," ");
?>
Output
3
Example 3
<?php
$fruits = array('apple', 'banana', 'orange', 'mango', 'grap');
foreach ($fruits as $f) {
if (substr_count($f, 'a') > 2) {
echo $f;
}
}
?>
Output
banana
Example 4
<?php
///////////////////x x x x x x
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o"); //6
///////////////////12345 x x x x
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o", 5); //4
///////////////////12345 1 1 1 1 // no oo occurs within the string
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o", 5, 2); //0
///////////////////123456 x x x x
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o", 6); //4
///////////////////123456 x x x x
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o", 6,2); //1
///////////////////1 x x x x x
echo substr_count("oh ok, orange color only please", "o", 1,3); //1
?>
