substr

Name:substr

Category:String

Programming Language:php

One-line Description:Returns part of the string.

Example

Example 1

Return "world" from the string:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">6</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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Example 2

Use start parameters with different positive and negative numbers:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">10</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">3</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">7</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">10</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">8</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">4</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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Example 3

Use start and length parameters with different positive and negative numbers:

 <span class="token php language-php"><span class="token delimiter important"><?php</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">0</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">10</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">8</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">0</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">5</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">6</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">6</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>

<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">0</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">1</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">10</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token number">0</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">6</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token keyword">echo</span> <span class="token function">substr</span> <span class="token punctuation">(</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"Hello world"</span> <span class="token punctuation">,</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">2</span> <span class="token operator">-</span> <span class="token number">3</span> <span class="token punctuation">)</span> <span class="token operator">.</span> <span class="token string double-quoted-string">"<br>"</span> <span class="token punctuation">;</span>
<span class="token delimiter important">?></span></span>

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