PHP | strcspn() Function

Hello folks! welcome back to a new edition of our tutorial on PHP. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the PHP strcspn() Function.

The PHP strcspn() function returns number of characters found in a string before any part of the specified characters are found.

Note: This function is binary-safe.

syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

strcspn(string,char,start,length)

READ: PHP | strcoll() Function

Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameters & Description
1	string It specifies string to search
2	char It specifies chars to search
3	start It specifies where in string to start
4	length It specifies the length of a string

Return Value

This built-in function returns the number of characters found in a string.

Example

Try out the example below -

<?php
   echo strcspn("webdesigntutorialz best e-learning platform","r");
?>

Output

When the above code is executed, it will produce the following result -

13

READ: PHP | strcmp() Function

Alright guys! This is where we are going to be rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we will be studying about the PHP strip_tags() Function.

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