strpbrk
PHP function
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(PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)
Search a string for any of a set of characters
Description
strpbrk(string $string, string $characters): string|false
strpbrk() searches the string string for any of the characters in characters.
Parameters
stringThe string where
charactersis looked for.charactersThis parameter is case sensitive.
Return Values
Returns a string starting from the character found, or false if it is not found.
Examples
strpbrk() example
php
<?php
$text = 'This is a Simple text.';
// this echoes "is is a Simple text." because 'i' is matched first
echo strpbrk($text, 'mi'), PHP_EOL;
// this echoes "Simple text." because chars are case sensitive
echo strpbrk($text, 'S'), PHP_EOL;
?>