[RESOLVED] retieving data after a certain symbol

Aido82

if the following command gets all the info before the ".", any body know the command to get the value after the "."

$string = ronald.mcdonald

$text = substr($string, 0, strpos($string, ".")

thanks in advance

laserlight

$string = 'ronald.mcdonald';

$text = substr($string, strpos($string, '.') + 1);

If you need both pieces of the string, then [man]explode/man may be a better choice.

Aido82

sorry didnt work

should it not be something like

substr($string, 0, strrchr/COLOR

laserlight

sorry didnt work

How did it not work? I just checked to confirm that I was not hallucinating, and it worked :p

should it not be something like

substr($string, 0, strrchr($string, ".")

No, since strrchr() returns a string, not a length. With your example, you can also use:

$text = substr(strrchr($string, '.'), 1);

If you want to be consistent with strpos(), then you should use [man]strstr/man, also known as strchr(), instead of strrchr().

Aido82

sorry for the confusion

i dont need the value of the lengh

just need the mcdonald part

laserlight

i dont need the value of the lengh

just need the mcdonald part

Looks like you need to read the PHP Manual on [man]substr/man, [man]strpos/man, [man]strrpos/man, [man]strstr/man, and [man]strrchr/man.

These two code examples show precisely how to do what you are trying to do:
First, with strpos(),

<?php
$string = 'ronald.mcdonald';
$text = substr($string, strpos($string, '.') + 1); 
echo $text;
?>

Then, with strstr(),

<?php
$string = 'ronald.mcdonald';
$text = substr(strstr($string, '.'), 1); 
echo $text;
?>

The basic idea with strpos() is to find the location of the character. Once you know that location, you can take the substring from one past that location to the end. With strstr(), you just get the substring including the character, then use substr() to chop off the character from the start.

Aido82

Sorry its been a long day

i had a varible spelt incorrecty, 😕

thanks for yourhelp it worked a treat