mb_stristr
mb_stristr
(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7)
mb_stristr — Finds first occurrence of a string within another, case insensitive
Description
string mb_stristr ( string $haystack , string $needle [, bool $before_needle = false [, string $encoding = mb_internal_encoding() ]] )
mb_stristr() finds the first occurrence of needle
in haystack
and returns the portion of haystack
. Unlike mb_strstr(), mb_stristr() is case-insensitive. If needle
is not found, it returns FALSE
.
Parameters
-
haystack
-
The string from which to get the first occurrence of
needle
-
needle
-
The string to find in
haystack
-
before_needle
-
Determines which portion of
haystack
this function returns. If set toTRUE
, it returns all ofhaystack
from the beginning to the first occurrence ofneedle
(excluding needle). If set toFALSE
, it returns all ofhaystack
from the first occurrence ofneedle
to the end (including needle). -
encoding
-
Character encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.
Return Values
Returns the portion of haystack
, or FALSE
if needle
is not found.
See Also
- stristr() - Case-insensitive strstr
- strstr() - Find the first occurrence of a string
- mb_strstr() - Finds first occurrence of a string within another
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