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mb_strcut()

mb_strcut - Get part of string

Syntax

string mb_strcut (string $str, int $start, int $length, string $encoding)

Arguments

  • str - The string being cut.
  • start - The position that begins the cut.
  • length - The string being decoded.
  • encoding - The encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.

Description

mb_strcut() performs equivalent operation as mb_substr() with different method. If start position is multi-byte character's second byte or larger, it starts from first byte of multi-byte character.

Version

PHP 4.0.6, 5

Return value

mb_strcut() returns the portion of str specified by the start and length parameters.