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This document discusses PHP string functions. It provides examples of functions like echo, strtolower(), strtoupper(), lcfirst(), ucfirst(), ucwords(), and substr_replace(). These functions allow for manipulating strings in PHP by changing case, extracting parts of strings, and replacing substrings. For example, strtolower() converts a string to lowercase, ucfirst() capitalizes the first character, and substr_replace() replaces a portion of a string with another string.

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PHP String Function 8027949

This document discusses PHP string functions. It provides examples of functions like echo, strtolower(), strtoupper(), lcfirst(), ucfirst(), ucwords(), and substr_replace(). These functions allow for manipulating strings in PHP by changing case, extracting parts of strings, and replacing substrings. For example, strtolower() converts a string to lowercase, ucfirst() capitalizes the first character, and substr_replace() replaces a portion of a string with another string.

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PHP String Function

ADMEC MULTIMEDIA
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PHP string function helps us to manipulate string in
various ways.

There are various types of string function available.

Here we discuss some important functions and its use


with examples.

1.echo
2.strtolower ( )
3.strtoupper ( )
4.lcfirst()
5.ucfirst()
6.ucwords()
7.substr_replace ( )
1. echo: It is used to print one or more string .Echo
function is faster than print print function.

Example:
<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo "String Function"
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
String Function
//echo is not actually function so we are not required to use
parentheses with it.
2. strtolower: It converts a string to lower case letter.
Example:

<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo strtolower("STRING Function") ;
?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
string function
3. strtoupper ( ): It converts a string to upper case
letter.

Example:

<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo strtoupper("String Function") ;
?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
STRING FUNCTION
4. lcfirst( ): It converts the first character of a string to
lower.

Example:

<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo lcfirst("String Function") ;
?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
string Function
5. ucfirst( ): It converts the first character of a string
to upper case.

Example:

<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo ucfirst("string function") ;
?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
String function
6. ucwords( ): It converts the first character of every
word to upper case.

Example:

<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>


<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo ucwords("string function") ;
?>
</body>
</html>

Output:
String Function
7. substr_replace( ): It replaces a part of a string
with another string.

The syntax is:


Substr_replace (string, replacement, start , length)

There are various way to replace string. Here the


examples are –
Example:
<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo substr_replace("hello world","nandon",6);
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
hello nandon
//here it replace world to nandon . Number 6 means the
replacement starts from 6 position of the string.
Example 2:
<!doctype <!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>string function</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
echo substr_replace("hello world", "nandon",-5);
?>
</body>
</html>
Output:
hello nandon
//here in this example we use (-) negative sign so it will
count the word from the right hand side and replace.
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