str_increment
PHP function
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(PHP 8 >= 8.3.0)
Increment an alphanumeric string
Description
str_increment(string $string): string
Returns the incremented alphanumeric ASCII string.
Parameters
stringThe input string.
Return Values
Returns the incremented alphanumeric ASCII string.
Errors/Exceptions
A ValueError is thrown if string is empty.
A ValueError is thrown if string is not an alphanumeric ASCII string.
Examples
Basic str_increment() example
php
<?php
$str = 'ABC';
var_dump(str_increment($str));
?>The above example will output:
output
string(3) "ABD"str_increment() example with a carry
php
<?php
$str = 'DZ';
var_dump(str_increment($str));
$str = 'ZZ';
var_dump(str_increment($str));
?>The above example will output:
output
string(2) "EA"
string(3) "AAA"