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mb_strstr()

mb_strstr - Finds first occurrence of a string within another

Syntax

string mb_strstr (string $haystack, string $needle, bool $part, string $encoding)

Arguments

  • haystack - The string from which to get the first occurrence of needle
  • needle - The string to find in haystack
  • part - Determines which portion of haystack this function returns. If set to TRUE, it returns all of haystack from the beginning to the first occurrence of needle. If set to FALSE, it returns all of haystack from the first occurrence of needle to the end,
  • encoding - Character encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.

Description

mb_strstr() finds the first occurrence of needle in haystack and returns the portion of haystack. If needle is not found, it returns FALSE.

Version

PHP 5.2.0

Return value

Returns the portion of haystack, or FALSE if needle is not found.