PHP | str_word_count() 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 str_word_count() Function.

The PHP str_word_count() function is used to count the number of words in a string.

syntax

Following below is the syntax to use this function -

mixed str_word_count ( string $string [, int $format = 0 [, string $charlist ]] )

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Parameter Details

Sr.No	Parameters & Description
1	string It specifies the which string to check
2	return It specifies the return value of string
3	char It specifies which characters to be considered as words

Return Value

This function returns an array or integer.

Example

Try out the example below -

<?php
   echo str_word_count("web design tutorialz best e-learning platform");
?>

Output

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

6

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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 strcasecmp() Function.

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