PHP Quiz: All String Functions

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Chris Larham [Site Administrator] — Leave a comment

HOW THE QUIZ WORKS:

Clicking the ‘randomize’ button situated above the reference table generates a new table whereby the function descriptions, function syntaxes, and function return values are randomized. The quiz involves matching the function descriptions, function syntaxes, and function return values to the correct function name. Information relating to the randomization of table cells will be displayed for three seconds, before disappearing.

On a desktop computer, table elements are selected by left-clicking the desired table cell and holding the left click in the mouse down position for one second before releasing the left click. The text inside the table cell will turn red to indicate that the one-second mouse left-click has successfully selected a table cell. To then swap the selected table cell with the target table cell, simply repeat the one-second left mouse-click process on the target cell; the table cells will swap position. To de-select a table cell, simply repeat the one-second left mouse-click process on the original table cell.

To select a table element on a touchscreen device (mobile, tablet), simply touch the desired table cell and maintain the touch for one second before removing your finger from the screen. The text inside the table cell will turn red to indicate that the one-second touch has successfully selected a table cell. To then swap the selected table cell with the target table cell, simply repeat the one-second touch process on the target cell; the table cells will swap position. To de-select a table cell, simply repeat the one-second touch process on the original table cell.

Normal touchscreen scrolling behaviour is exhibited by the cells with a light green background; cells without a light green background will not respond to normal touchscreen scrolling. The table is positioned in such a way that the user can also initiate touchscreen scrolling by swiping to the right or left of the table.

When a row consists of the correct function name, function description, function syntax, and function return value, the background colour of the row will change from ‘transparent’ to ‘khaki’; this provides visual feedback that the row is complete.

Once the entire table is complete, a paragraph of feedback will congratulate the user and provide the following information: date and time of quiz commencement; date and time of quiz completion; and the length of time it took the user to complete the quiz.

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PURPOSE:

This webpage serves two purposes:

It provides a reference table for the PHP string functions, with information extracted and condensed from w3schools.com and php.net.
It enables users to complete a quiz related to the PHP string functions.

USAGE:

For each string function there are four table cells of information: the function name; the function description; the function syntax; and the function return value. There are three layouts available – ‘mobile‘, ‘tablet‘, and ‘desktop‘.

Click the relevant button below to display the PHP string functions reference table, sized appropriately for the desired viewport. A ‘RANDOMIZE‘ button appears above the reference table once the viewport is selected; clicking this button facilitates the commencement of a quiz.

FUNCTION NAME	FUNCTION DESCRIPTION	FUNCTION SYNTAX	FUNCTION RETURN VALUE
`addcslashes()` [Quote string with slashes in a C style]	Returns a string with backslashes added before characters that are listed in `charlist`.	`addcslashes(string, charlist);`	`addcslashes()`: Returns the escaped string.
`addslashes()` [Quote string with slashes]	Returns a string with backslashes added before characters that need to be escaped [single quote; double quote; backslash; NUL].	`addslashes(string);` [Prior to PHP 5.4.0, the PHP directive `magic_quotes_gpc` was on by default and it effectively ran `addslashes()` on all GET, POST, and COOKIE data. Using `addslashes()` on this data will result in double escaping, and should be avoided. `get_magic_quotes_gpc()` can be used to check if `magic_quotes_gpc` is on.]	`addslashes()`: Returns the escaped string.
`bin2hex()` [Convert binary data into hexadecimal representation]	Returns an ASCII string containing the hexadecimal representation of `string`. The conversion is done byte-wise with the high nibble first.	`bin2hex(string);`	`bin2hex()`: returns the hexadecimal representation of `string`.
`rtrim()` [Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the end of a string]	Returns a string with whitespace (or other characters) trimmed from the end of `string`. This function is an alias of `chop()`.	`rtrim(string, character_mask` [optional parameter]`);` [Without the optional `character_mask` parameter, `rtrim` will strip the following characters: an ordinary space; a new line; a tab; a carriage return; the NUL byte; and a vertical tab.]	`rtrim()`: returns the modified string.
`chr()` [Generate a single-byte string from a number]	Returns a one-character string containing the character specified by interpreting `bytevalue` as an unsigned integer. Used with single-byte encodings such as ASCII, ISO-8859, and Windows 1252; cannot be passed a Unicode code point value to generate a string in a multibyte encoding such as UTF-8 or UTF-16.	`chr(bytevalue);` [`bytevalue` must be an integer in the range 0-255. If an integer less than 0 is passed, 256 is continuously added to the integer until it falls within the 0-255 range. `bytevalue` is then taken to be equal to the remainder of `bytevalue` divided by 256.]	`chr()`: returns a single-character string containing the specified byte.
`chunk_split()` [Split a string into smaller chunks]	Can be used to split a string into smaller chunks; this is useful for converting `base64_encode()` output to match RFC 2045 semantics. It inserts `end` every `chunklen` characters.	`chunk_split(string, chunklen` [optional parameter, default length is 76]`, end` [optional parameter, default line ending is “\r\n”]`);`	`chunk_split()`: returns the chunked string.
`convert_cyr_string()` [Convert from one Cyrillic character set to another]	This function converts `string` from one Cyrillic character set to another.	`convert_cyr_string(string, from, to);` [`from` and `to` represent a Cyrillic character set with a single-character denotation. Possible representations include: `k` = k-oi8-r; `w` = windows-1251; `i` = iso-8859-5; `a` = x-cp866; `d` = x-cp866; `m` = x-mac-cyrillic.	`convert_cyr_string()`: returns the converted string.
`convert_uudecode()` [Decode a uuencoded string]	This function decodes a uuencoded string. `convert_uudecode()` accepts neither the begin nor the end line, which are part of uuencoded files.	`convert_uudecode(data_string);`	`convert_uudecode()`: returns the decoded data as a string on success; FALSE on failure.
`convert_uuencode()` [Uuencode a string]	This function encodes a string using the uuencode algorithm. Uuencode translates all strings – including binary data – into printable characters, thus rendering them safe for network transmissions. Uuencoded data is about 35% larger than the original. `convert_uuencode` neither produces the begin nor the end line, which are part of uuencoded files.	`convert_uuencode(data_string);`	`convert_uuencode()`: returns the uuencoded data on success; FALSE on failure.
`count_chars()` [Return information about characters used in a string]	Counts the number of occurrences of every byte-value [0-255] in `string` and returns it in various ways.	`count_chars(string, mode` [optional parameter – default is 0]`);`	`count_chars()`: return value is dependent upon `mode` parameter: if omitted or 0 – an array with the byte value as key and the number of occurrences as value; if 1 – same as 0, but only byte-values with a frequency greater than 0 are listed; if 2 – same as 0 but only byte-values with a frequency of 0 are listed; if 3 – a string containing all unique characters is returned; if 4 – a string containing all unused characters is returned.
`crc32()` [Calculates the crc32 polynomial of a string]	Generates the cyclic redundancy checksum polynomial of 32-bit lengths of the `string`. Usually used to validate the integrity of data being transmitted.	`crc32(string);`	`crc32()`: returns the crc32 checksum of `string` as an integer.
`crypt()` [One-way string hashing]	`crypt()` will return a hashed string using the standard Unix DES-based algorithm or alternative algorithms that may be available on the system. Although `salt` is optional, `crypt()` creates a weak hash without it. PHP 5.6+ raises an E_NOTICE error without `salt`. `password_hash()` – a simple `crypt` wrapper – uses a strong hash, generates a strong salt, and applies proper rounds automatically; its use is encouraged.	`crypt(string, salt` [optional parameter]`);`	`crypt()`: returns the hashed string on success or a string that is shorter than 13 characters and is guaranteed to differ from the salt on FAILURE. When validating passwords, a string comparison function that isn’t vulnerable to timing attacks should be used to compare the output of `crypt()` to the previously-known hash — PHP 5.6+ provides `hash_equals()` for this purpose.
`echo()` [Output one or more strings]	Outputs [‘echoes’] all parameters; no newline is appended. If you want to pass more than one parameter to `echo()`, the parameters must not be enclosed within parentheses. Unlike `print`, `echo()` accepts an argument list and has no return value.	Standard Syntax: `echo(string_1, string_2`…[optional parameter]`);` Shortcut Syntax [since PHP 5.4.0 / any PHP version with `short_open_tag` enabled]: `<?=$string?>`	`echo()`: No value is returned.
`explode()` [Split a string by a string]	Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of `string` created by splitting (‘exploding’) it on boundaries formed by the string `delimiter`.	`explode(delimiter, string, limit` [optional parameter with a default value of `PHP_INT_MAX`] `);` [If `limit` is positive, the returned array will contain a maximum of `limit` elements – with the last element containing the rest of `string`. If `limit` is negative, the returned array contains all but –`limit` components. If the `limit` parameter is 0, this is treated as 1.]	`explode()`: returns an array of strings created by splitting [‘exploding’] `string` by the boundaries formed by `delimiter`. `explode()` will return FALSE if `delimiter` is an empty string. If `delimiter` represents a value that is not contained in `string` AND a negative `limit` is used, this function returns an empty array; otherwise, an array containing `string` will be returned.
`fprintf()` [Write a formatted string to a stream]	This function writes a string produced according to `format` to the stream resource specified by `handle`.	`fprintf(resource_handle, format, args` [optional parameter – arguments can be passed to this function]`);`	`fprintf()`: returns the number of bytes written to the resource stream.
`get_html_translation_table()` [Returns the translation table used by `htmlspecialchars()` and `htmlentities()`]	Returns the translation table that is used internally for `htmlspecialchars and htmlentities.`	`get_html_translation_table(table` [optional parameter, default is HTML_SPECIALCHARS]`, flags` [optional parameter, default is ENT_COMPAT\|ENT_HTML401]`, encoding` [optional parameter, default is “UTF_8” in PHP 5.4.0+; was ISO-8859-1 prior to PHP 5.4.0]`);` [`table` can be either HTML_ENTITIES or HTML_SPECIALCHARS. `flags` specifies the type of quotes that the table will contain, as well as which document type the table is for: ENT_COMPAT [contains double quote entity, not single quote]; ENT_QUOTES [contains both double and single quote entities]; ENT_NOQUOTES [contains neither double nor single quote entities]; ENT_HTML401 [table for HTML 4.01]; ENT_XML1 [table for XML 1]; ENT_XHTML [table for XHTML]; ENT_HTML5 [table for HTML 5]. `encoding` can be one of the following strings: “ISO-8859-1”; “ISO-8859-5”; “UTF-8”; “cp866”; “cp1251”; “cp1252”; “KOI8-R”; “BIG5”; “GB2312”; “BIG5-HKSCS”; “Shift-JIS”; “EUC-JP”; “MacRoman”; OR an empty string. An empty string triggers sequential detection from script encoding, `default_charset()`, and current locale. Its use is not recommended. If an unrecognized charset is passed to the function, a warning will be emitted and the default encoding will be used instead.]	`get_html_translation_table()`: returns the translation table as an array, with the original characters as keys and the entities as values.
`hebrev()` [Convert logical hebrew text to visual text]	This function tries to avoid breaking words while converting logical `hebrew_text` to visual text.	`hebrev(hebrew_text, max_chars_per_line` [optional parameter, default of 0]`);`	`hebrev()`: returns the visual string conversion of `hebrew_text`.
`hebrevc()` [Convert logical hebrew text to visual text with newline conversion]	This function tries to avoid breaking words while converting logical `hebrew_text` to visual text and converting newlines (`\n`) to `<br/>\n`.	`hebrevc(hebrew_text, max_chars_per_line` [optional parameter, default of 0]`);`	`hebrevc()`: returns the visual string conversion of `hebrew_text`.
`hex2bin()` [Decodes a hexadecimally-encoded binary string]	This function decodes a hexadecimally-encoded binary string. It does NOT convert a hexadecimal number to a binary number – this can be done using `base_convert()`.	`hex2bin(data_string);`	`hex2bin()`: returns the binary representation of `data_string` on success; FALSE on failure. If `data_string` is of an odd length or is an invalid hexadecimal string, an E_WARNING-level error is thrown.
`html_entity_decode()` [Convert HTML entities to their corresponding characters]	Insofar as it decodes HTML entities in `string` to their corresponding characters, this function achieves the opposite of `htmlentities()`. This function decodes all the entities that are necessarily valid for the chosen document type and whose character(s) are in the coded character set associated with the chosen `encoding` and are permitted in the chosen document type; all other entities are left as-is.	`html_entity_decode(string, flags` [optional parameter, default = ENT_COMPAT\|ENT_HTML401]`, encoding` [optional parameter, default = `ini_get("default_charset")`; was ISO-8859-1 previously]`);` [for more information about `flags` and `encoding`, see the `get_html_translation_table()` function above.]	`html_entity_decode()`: returns the decoded string.
`htmlentities()` [Convert all applicable characters to HTML entities]	This function provides the same functionality as `htmlspecialchars()`, as well as translating all characters that have HTML character entity equivalents into those entities.	`htmlentities(string, flags` [optional parameter, default value of ENT_COMPAT\|ENT_HTML401]`, encoding` [optional parameter, default value of ini_get(“default_charset”) in PHP 5.6+; PHP 5.4, PHP 5.5 default = UTF-8; default of earlier versions was ISO-8859-1]`, double_encode` [optional parameter, default value of TRUE]`);` [For more information about `encoding` see the `get_html_translation_table()` function above. `flags` can be any of the following constants: ENT_COMPAT; ENT_QUOTES; ENT_NOQUOTES; ENT_IGNORE; ENT_SUBSTITUTE; ENT_DISALLOWED; ENT_HTML401; ENT_XML1; ENT_XHTML; or ENT_HTML5.]	`htmlentities()`: returns the encoded string on success. If `string` contains an invalid code unit sequence an empty string will be returned unless either the ENT_IGNORE or ENT_SUBSTITUTE flags are set.
`htmlspecialchars_decode()` [Convert special HTML entities back to characters]	This function converts HTML entities back to characters; it does the opposite of the `htmlspecialchars()` function. The following entities are decoded: ampersand; double quote (when ENT_NOQUOTES is not set); single quote (when ENT_QUOTES is set); ‘less than’ sign; and the ‘greater than’ sign.	`htmlspecialchars_decode(string, flags` [optional parameter, default value is ENT_COMPAT\|ENT_HTML401]`);` [The `flags` parameter can be any of the following values: ENT_COMPAT; ENT_QUOTES; ENT_NOQUOTES; ENT_HTML401; ENT_XML1; ENT_XHTML; or ENT_HTML5.]	`htmlspecialchars_decode()`: returns the decoded string.
`htmlspecialchars()` [Convert special characters to HTML entities]	This function returns a string with certain characters – that have a special meaning in HTML – converted to entities. The following characters will be translated: ampersand; double quote; single quote; ‘less than’ sign; and the ‘greater than’ sign.	`htmlspecialchars(string, flags` [optional parameter, default value of ENT_COMPAT\|ENT_HTML401]`, encoding` [optional parameter, default value of ini_get(“default_charset”)]`, double_encode` [optional parameter, default value of TRUE]`);`	`htmlspecialchars()`: returns the converted string. An empty string will be returned if `string` contains an invalid code unit sequence within the given `encoding`, unless either the ENT_IGNORE or ENT_SUBSTITUTE flags are set.
`implode()` [Join array elements with a string]	This function condenses [‘implodes’] `pieces_array` into a string, compressing the array elements with `glue_string`. `glue_string` defaults to an empty string. This function is an alias of `join()`.	`implode(glue_string` [optional parameter, with a default value of an empty string]`, pieces_array);`	`implode()`: returns a string containing a string representation of the imploded array, with `glue_string` between each element.
`lcfirst()` [Make a string’s first character lowercase]	Returns a string with the first character of `string` lowercased if that character is ‘alphabetic’. ‘Alphabetic’ is determined with reference to the current locale; in the default ‘C’ locale, characters such as umlaut-a will not be converted.	`lcfirst(string);`	`lcfirst()`: returns `string` with its first character lowercased if the character is deemed ‘alphabetic’; otherwise it returns the input `string`.
`levenshtein()` [Calculate Levenshtein distance between two strings]	The Levenshtein distance is defined as the minimum number of characters you have to replace, insert, or delete to transform `string_1` into `string_2`. The simplest form of the function just calculates the number of replace, insert, or delete operations needed to transform `string_1` into `string_2`. A more general and adaptive – but less efficient – variant takes three extra parameters that define the cost of replace, insert, and delete operations.	Variant One: `levenshtein(string_1, string_2);` Variant Two: `levenshtein(string_1, string_2, insert_cost, replace_cost, delete_cost);`	`levenshtein()`: returns the Levenshtein-Distance between `string_1` and `string_2` OR -1 if one of the strings is longer than 255 characters.
`localeconv()` [Get numeric formatting information]	Returns an associative array containing localized numeric and monetary formatting information. Returns data based on the current locale as defined by `setlocale()`.	`localeconv();`	`localeconv()`: returns an associative array containing locale-specific numeric formatting information. Elements comprise: ‘decimal_point’; ‘thousands_sep’; ‘grouping’; ‘int_curr_symbol’; ‘currency_symbol’; ‘mon_decimal_point’; ‘mon_thousands_sep’; ‘mon_grouping’; ‘positive_sign’; ‘negative_sign’; ‘int_frac_digits’; ‘frac_digits’; ‘p_cs_precedes’; ‘p_sep_by_space’; ‘n_cs_precedes’; ‘n_sep_by_space’; ‘p_sign_posn’; and ‘n_sign_posn’.
`ltrim()` [Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning of a string]	This function strips (‘trims’) whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning (left-hand side) of `string`.	`ltrim(string, character_mask` [optional parameter – simply list all the characters you want stripped; using ‘..’ defines a range]`);`	`ltrim()`: returns a string with whitespace (and any other characters specified in `character_mask`) trimmed from the start of `string`. If no further characters are specified in the `character_mask` parameter, `ltrim()` will strip the following characters: an ordinary space; a tab; a newline; a carriage return; the NUL-byte; and a vertical tab.
`md5_file()` [Calculates the md5 hash of a given file]	Calculates the MD5 hash of the specified `file`, using the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash [a 32-character hexadecimal number].	`md5_file(file, raw_output` [optional parameter, with a default value of FALSE]`);` [When `raw_output` is TRUE, the digest is returned in raw binary format with a length of 16.]	`md5_file()`: returns a string on success; FALSE otherwise.
`md5()` [Calculate the md5 hash of a string]	Calculates the MD5 hash of `string`, using the RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, and returns that hash. Owing to the fast nature of the hashing algorithm, it is not recommended to use this function to secure passwords.	`md5(string, raw_output`[optional parameter, with a default value of FALSE]`);` [If `raw_output` is set to TRUE, the md5 digest is returned in raw binary format with a length of 16.]	`md5()`: returns the MD5 hash of string.
`metaphone()` [Calculate the metaphone key of a string]	Calculates the metaphone key of `string`. Similar to `soundex()`, but more accurate since it knows the basic rules of English pronunciation. The metaphone-generated keys are of variable length.	`metaphone(string, phonemes` [optional parameter, defaulting to 0 – meaning ‘no restriction’]`);`	`metaphone()`: returns the metaphone key as a string on success; FALSE on failure.
`money_format()` [Formats a number as a currency string]	This function returns a monetarily–formatted version of `number`. It wraps the C library function `strfmon()`, with the difference that this function converts only one number at a time; this function is only defined on systems that implement `strfmon` capabilities.	`money_format(format, number);` [The `format` sequence is as follows: a percentage character — optional flags — optional field width — optional left precision — optional right precision — a required conversion character.]	`money_format()`: returns the monetarily–formatted string. Characters preceding and succeeding the `format` string will be returned unchanged. A non-numeric `number` causes NULL to be returned and an E_WARNING to be emitted.
`nl_langinfo()` [Query language and locale information]	`nl_langinfo()` is used to access individual elements of the locale categories; it allows you to select any specific element.	`nl_langinfo(item);` [`item` may be an integer value of the element or the constant name of the element. The following constant names can be used: ABDAY_(1-7); DAY_(1-7); ABMON_(1-12); MON_(1-12); AM_STR; PM_STR; D_T_FMT; D_FMT; T_FMT; T_FMT_AMPM; ERA; ERA_YEAR; ERA_D_T_FMT; ERA_D_FMT; ERA_T_FMT; INT_CURR_SYMBOL; CURRENCY_SYMBOL; CRNCYSTR; MON_DECIMAL_POINT; MON_THOUSANDS_SEP; MON_GROUPING; POSITIVE_SIGN; NEGATIVE_SIGN; INT_FRAC_DIGITS; FRAC_DIGITS; P_CS_PRECEDES; P_SEP_BY_SPACE; N_CS_PRECEDES; N_SEP_BY_SPACE; P_SIGN_POSN; N_SIGN_POSN; DECIMAL_POINT; RADIXCHAR; THOUSANDS_SEP; THOUSEP; GROUPING; YESEXPR; NOEXPR; YESSTR; NOSTR; or CODESET.]	`nl_langinfo()`: returns the element as a string; FALSE on failure.
`nl2br()` [Inserts HTML line breaks before all newlines in a string]	Returns `string` with <br/> or <br> inserted before all newlines [\r\n,\n\r,\n,\r].	`nl2br(string, is_xhtml` [optional parameter, specifying whether to use XHTML-compatible line breaks or not – default is TRUE]`);`	`nl2br()`: returns `string` with HTML line breaks inserted before all newlines.
`number_format()` [Format a number with grouped thousands]	In formatting a number with grouped thousands, this function accepts 1, 2, or 4 parameters. If only 1 parameter is given, `number` will be formatted without decimals, but with a comma between every group of thousands. If two parameters are given, `number` will be formatted with `decimals` decimals with a dot in front, and a comma between each group of thousands. If all four parameters are given, `number` will be formatted with `decimals` decimals, `dec_point` instead of a dot before the decimals, and `thousands_sep` instead of a comma between each group of thousands.	1- or 2-parameter syntax: `number_format(number, decimals` [optional parameter, with a default value of 0]`);` 4-parameter syntax: `number_format(number, decimals, dec_point, thousands_sep);`	`number_format()`: returns the formatted version of `number`.
`ord()` [Convert the first byte of a string to a value between 0 and 255]	This function interprets the binary value of the first byte of `string` as an unsigned integer in the range 0-255. This function is not aware of any string encoding; it will never identify a Unicode code point in a multi-byte encoding such as UTF-8 or UTF-16. If `string` is in a single-byte encoding – for example, ASCII, ISO-8859, or Windows 1252 – this is equivalent to returning the position of a character in the character set’s mapping table.	`ord(string);`	`ord()`: returns an integer between 0-255, representing the binary value of the first byte of `string`.
`parse_str()` [Parses the string into variables]	Parses `encoded_string` as if it were the query string passed via a URL and sets variables in the current scope [or in `result_array`, if provided].	`parse_str(encoded_string, result_array` [optional parameter, in which the parsed string variables will be stored]`);` [Omission of the `result_array` is strongly discouraged and deprecated as of PHP 7.2.]	`parse_str()`: no value is returned [void].
`print()` [Output a string]	This function outputs [‘prints’] `arg`. Parentheses are not required, since it is a language construct rather than a function. Similar to `echo` but only accepts a single argument, and always returns 1.	`print(arg);`	`print()`: always returns 1.
`printf()` [Output a formatted string]	Produces [‘prints’] output according to `format`.	`printf(format, args` [an optional number of parameters to be output according to `format`]`);`	`printf()`: returns the length of the outputted string.
`quoted_printable_decode()` [Convert a quoted printable string to an 8 bit string]	This function – similar to `imap_qprint()`, except this one does not require the IMAP module to work – returns an 8-bit binary string corresponding to the decoded quoted printable string [according to RFC2045, section 6.7.]	`quoted_printable_decode(string);`	`quoted_printable_decode()`: returns the 8-bit binary string representation of `string`.
`quoted_printable_encode()` [Convert a 8 bit string to a quoted printable string]	This function – similar to `imap_8bit()` except it does not require the IMAP module to work – converts an 8-bit `string` to a quoted printable string created according to RFC2045 Section 6.7.	`quoted_printable_encode(string);`	`quoted_printable_encode()`: returns the encoded string.
`quotemeta()` [Quote meta characters]	Returns a version of `string` with a backslash character [\] in front of the following characters: .\+?[^]($). Thus, it quotes the meta* characters.	`quotemeta(string);`	`quotemeta()`: returns the `string` with meta characters quoted on success; FALSE if an empty `string` is passed to the function.
`setlocale()` [Sets locale information]	This function sets locale information.	With `locale` as string: `setlocale(category, locale_string` [1 or more optional parameters to try as `locale` settings until success]`);` With `locale` as array: `setlocale(category, locale_array` [each array element will be used in an attempt to set the locale until one is successful]`);` [`category` is a named constant specifying the category of the functions affected by the locale setting. The following seven named constants are permissible: LC_ALL; LC_COLLATE; LC_CTYPE; LC_MONETARY; LC_NUMERIC; LC_TIME; or LC_MESSAGES. If `locale` is NULL or the empty string, the locale names will be set from the values of environment variables with the same names as the above categories, or from “LANG”. If `locale` is 0, the locale setting is not affected – only the current setting is returned.]	`setlocale()`: returns the new current locale on success, or FALSE if the locale functionality is not implemented on your platform, the specified locale does not exist, or the category name is invalid. An invalid category name also causes a WARNING message.
`sha1_file()` [Calculate the sha1 hash of a file]	Calculates and returns the sha1 hash of the file specified by `filename` using the US Secure Hash Algorithm 1. The hash is a forty-character hexadecimal number.	`sha1_file(filename, raw_output` [optional parameter, defaults to FALSE]`);` [If `raw_output` is set to TRUE the digest is returned in raw binary format with a length of twenty.]	`sha1_file()`: returns the sha1 hash of the file specified by `filename` on success; FALSE on failure.
`sha1()` [Calculate the sha1 hash of a string]	This function calculates the sha1 hash of `string`, using the US Secure Hash Algorithm 1.	`sha1(string, raw_output` [optional parameter with a default value of FALSE]`);` [If `raw_output` is set to TRUE, the sha1 digest is instead returned in raw binary format with a length of 20; otherwise the returned value is a 40-character hexadecimal number.]	`sha1()`: returns the sha1 hash as a string.
`similar_text()` [Calculate the similarity between two strings]	This function calculates the similarity of `string_1` and `string_2` [two ‘texts’].	`similar_text(string_1, string_2, percentage` [optional parameter – passing a reference as the third parameter stores the similarity in percent, by dividing the result of `similar_text()` by the average length of the given strings (`similar_text()`/((`string_1_length` + `string_2_length`)/2) * 100)]`);` [The number of matching characters is calculated by finding the longest first common substring, and then doing this for the prefixes and the suffixes, recursively. The lengths of all common substrings are added.]	`similar_text()`: returns the number of matching chars in both strings.
`soundex()` [Calculate the soundex key of a string]	Calculates the soundex key of `string`. Words pronounced similarly produce the same soundex key, and can therefore be used to simplify searching databases where you know the pronunciation but not the spelling. This implementation of the soundex function returns a string 4 characters long, starting with a letter.	`soundex(string);`	`soundex()`: returns the soundex key as string.
`sprintf()` [Return a formatted string]	This function returns a string produced according to `format_string`.	`sprintf(format_string, args...` [optional parameters that will be formatted according to `format_string`]`);` [The `format_string` is composed of zero or more directives: ordinary characters that are copied directly to the result and conversion specifications, each of which results in fetching its own parameter. Each conversion specification contains a percentage sign followed by one or more of the following elements, in sequence: sign specifier; padding specifier; alignment specifier; width specifier; precision specifier; and a type specifier.]	`sprintf()`: returns a string produced according to `format_string` on success; FALSE on failure.
`sscanf()` [Parses input from a string according to a format]	This function reads [‘scans’] from `string` and interprets it according to `format`. Any whitespace in `format` [even a tab \t] matches any whitespace in `string`.	`sscanf(string, format, args...` [optionally pass in variables by reference that will contain the parsed values]`);`	`sscanf()`: if only two parameters were present, the values parsed will be returned as an array. If optional parameters are passed, the function will return the number of assigned values. If more substrings are expected in `format` than are available within `string`, -1 will be returned.
`str_getcsv()` [Parse a CSV string into an array]	This function parses `input_string` for fields in CSV format and returns an array containing the fields read. Take care with locale settings when using this function – strings in one-byte encodings may be read incorrectly if `LC_CTYPE` is set to `en_US.UTF-8`, for example.	`str_getcsv(input_string, delimiter` [optional single-character parameter, default is “,“]`, enclosure` [optional single-character parameter, default is ‘“‘]`, escape_character` [optional single-character parameter, default is “\“]`);`	`str_getcsv()`: returns an indexed array containing the fields read.
`str_ireplace()` [Case-insensitive version of `str_replace()`]	This function returns a string or an array with all case-insensitive occurrences of `search` in `subject` replaced with the given `replace` value.	`str_ireplace(search, replace, subject, count` [optional parameter – if passed, this will be set to the number of replacements performed]`);` [Search and replace rules: if `search` and `replace` are arrays, a value is taken from each array and used to search-and-replace on `subject`; if `replace` has fewer values than `search`, an empty string is used for the rest of replacement values; if `search` is an array and `replace` is a string, then this replacement string is used for every value of `search`; if `search` or `replace` are arrays, their elements are processed first to last.]	`str_ireplace()`: returns a string or an array of replacements.
`str_pad()` [Pad a string to a certain length with another string]	This function returns `input_string` padded on the left, the right, or on both sides to the specified `pad_length`. If `pad_string` is not supplied, `input_string` is padded with spaces; otherwise it is padded with characters from `pad_string` up to the limit.	`str_pad(input_string, pad_length, pad_string` [optional parameter – default is whitespace “ “], `pad_type` [optional parameter – default value is STR_PAD_RIGHT]`);` [If `pad_length` is negative, less than or equal to the length of `input_string`, no padding takes place and `input_string` will be returned. The `pad_string` may be truncated if the required number of padding characters cannot be evenly divided by the `pad_string`‘s length. `pad_type` can be any of the following values: STR_PAD_RIGHT; STR_PAD_LEFT; or STR_PAD_BOTH]	`str_pad()`: returns the padded string.
`str_repeat()` [Repeat a string]	This function returns `input_string` repeated `multiplier` times.	`str_repeat(input_string, multiplier);` [`multiplier` must be greater than or equal to 0. If 0, an empty string will be returned.]	`str_repeat()`: returns `input_string` repeated `multiplier` times.
`str_replace()` [Replace all occurrences of the search string with the replacement string]	This function returns a string or an array with all case-sensitive occurrences of `search` in `subject` replaced with the given `replace` value.	`str_replace(search, replace, subject, count` [optional parameter – if present, it will be set to the number of replacements performed]`);` [The same search-and-replace rules apply for this function as for `str_ireplace()`. Like `str_ireplace()`, if `subject` is an array then the search-and-replace is performed with every entry of `subject`, and the return value is an array as well.]	`str_replace()`: returns a string or an array with the replaced values.
`str_rot13()` [Perform the rot13 transform on a string]	This function performs the ROT13 encoding on `string` and returns the resulting string. The ROT13 encoding simply shifts every letter by 13 places in the alphabet; non-alpha characters are left untouched. Since encoding and decoding are done by the same function, passing an encoded string as argument will return the original version.	`str_rot13(string);`	`str_rot13()`: returns the ROT13 version of `string`.
`str_shuffle()` [Randomly shuffles a string]	This function shuffles `string`. One permutation out of all possible is created. This function should not be used for cryptographic purposes; `random_int()`, `random_bytes()`, or `openssl_random_pseudo_bytes()` should be used instead.	`str_shuffle(string);`	`str_shuffle()`: returns the shuffled string. The internal randomization algorithm has been changed to use the Mersenne-Twister Random Number Generator rather than the libc rand function.
`str_split()` [Convert a string to an array]	This function splits a string into an array.	`str_split(string, split_length` [optional parameter with a default value of 1]`);`	`str_split()`: if the `split_length` parameter is specified, the returned array will be broken down into chunks with each chunk being `split_length` in length; otherwise, each chunk will be one character in length. If `split_length` is less than 1, FALSE is returned. If `split_length` exceeds the length of `string`, the entire `string` is returned as the first – and only – array element.
`str_word_count()` [Return information about words used in a string]	This function counts the number of words inside `string`. If `format` is not specified the return value will be an integer representation of the number of words found inside `string`. If `format` is specified, the return value will be an array. For this function, ‘word’ is defined as a locale-dependent string containing alphabetic characters; ‘word’ may contain – but not start with – “‘” and “–” characters.	`str_word_count(string, format` [optional parameter with a default value of 0]`, charlist` [optional parameter]`);` [`format` can be one of three values: 0 [default – returns the number of words found]; 1 [returns an array of all the words found inside `string`]; or 2 [returns an associative array, where the key is the numeric position of the word inside `string`, and the value is the word itself.] `charlist` represents a list of additional characters which will be considered as a valid unit of ‘word’.]	`str_word_count()`: returns an array or an integer, depending on the `format` chosen.
`strcasecmp()` [Binary safe case-insensitive string comparison]	This function performs a binary-safe case-insensitive string comparison.	`strcasecmp(string_1, string_2);`	`strcasecmp()`: returns an integer – <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`; or 0 if `string_1` and `string_2` are equal.
`strstr()` [Find the first occurrence of a string]	This function – an alias of `strchr()` – returns part of `haystack` starting from – and including – the first occurrence of `needle` string to the end of `haystack` string. Unlike `stristr()`, this function is case-sensitive. To simply determine the presence of `needle` within `haystack`, the use of `strpos()` is recommended since it is faster and less memory-intensive.	`strstr(haystack, needle, before_needle` [optional parameter, with a default value of FALSE]`);` [If `needle` is not a string, it is converted to an integer and used as the ordinal value of a character. If `before_needle` is set to TRUE, the first part of `haystack` is returned [up to – but excluding – `needle`].]	`strstr()`: returns the portion of string, or FALSE if `needle` is not found.
`strcmp()` [Binary safe string comparison]	This function performs a binary-safe case-sensitive string comparison.	`strcmp(string_1, string_2);`	`strcmp()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strcoll()` [Locale based string comparison]	This function uses the current locale to perform a case-sensitive string comparison. If the current locale is C or POSIX, this function is equivalent to `strcmp()`.	`strcoll(string_1, string_2);`	`strcoll()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strcspn()` [Find length of initial segment not matching mask]	This function returns the length [‘span‘] of the initial segment of the string `subject` which does not contain any of the characters in `mask`.	`strcspn(subject, mask, start` [optional parameter]`, length` [optional parameter]); [`start` represents the position in `subject` to start searching. If `start` is given and is non-negative, `strcspan()` will begin examining `subject` at the position specified by `start`. `length` represents the length of the segment of `subject` to search. If `length` is given and is non-negative, `subject` will be examined for `length` characters after the `start` position. If length is given and is negative, `subject` will be examined from `start` position up to `length` characters from the end of the string. If `start` and `length` are included, this function has the same effect as calling `strcspn(substr(subject, start, length), mask)`.]	`strcspn()`: returns the length of the initial segment of `subject` which consists entirely of characters not in `mask`. When a `start` parameter is set, the returned length is counted from this `start` position, not from the beginning of `subject`.
`strip_tags()` [Strip HTML and PHP tags from a string]	This function tries to return a string with all NULL bytes, HTML and PHP tags stripped from a given `string`. It uses the same tag-stripping state machine as `fgetss()`. HTML comments and PHP tags are automatically stripped out; this cannot be changed with `allowable_tags`. In PHP 5.3.4+, self-closing XHTML tags are ignored; these do not have to be included in the `allowable_tags` list.	`strip_tags(string, allowable_tags` [optional parameter]`)`; [Since `strip_tags()` does not validate the HTML, partial or broken tags can result in the removal of more data than was expected. This function does not modify any attributes on the tags that you allow using `allowable_tags`. Tag names within the input HTML that are longer than 1023 bytes will be treated as invalid, regardless of the `allowable_tags` parameter.]	`strip_tags()`: returns the stripped string.
`stripcslashes()` [Unquote string quoted with addcslashes()]	This function returns a string with backslashes stripped off. Recognizes C-like `\n, \r…`, octal and hexadecimal representation.]	`stripcslashes(string)`;	`stripcslashes()`: returns the unescaped string.
`stripos()` [Find the position of the first occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string]	This function finds the numeric position of the first case-insensitive occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string.	`stripos(haystack, needle, offset` [optional parameter with a default value of 0]`)`; [`needle` may be a string of one or more characters; if it is not a string, it is converted to an integer and applied as the ordinal value of a character. If `offset` is specified and positive, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the beginning of `haystack`; if negative, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the end of `haystack`.]	`stripos()`: returns the position of where the case-insensitive `needle` exists relative to `haystack` [independent of `offset`]. String positions start at 0 and not 1. Returns FALSE if `needle` was not found.
`stripslashes()` [Un-quotes a quoted string]	This function un-quotes a quoted string. If `magic_quotes_sybase` is on, no backslashes are stripped off but two apostrophes are replaced by one instead.	`stripslashes(string)`;	`stripslashes()`: returns a string with backslashes stripped off. Double backslashes are made into a single backslash.
`stristr()` [Case-insensitive `strstr()`]	This function returns all of `haystack` string starting from and including the first occurrence of case-insensitive `needle` string to the end.	`stristr(haystack, needle, before_needle` [optional parameter with a default version of FALSE]`)`; [if `needle` is not a string it is converted to an integer and applied as the ordinal value of a character. If `before_needle` is TRUE, `stristr()` returns the part of `haystack` up to – but excluding – the first occurrence of `needle`.]	`stristr()`: returns the matched substring, or FALSE if `needle` is not found.
`strlen()` [Get string length]	This function returns the length of the given `string`.	`strlen(string)`;	`strlen()`: returns the length of `string` in bytes [rather than characters], or 0 if `string` is empty. Returns NULL and emits an E_WARNING-level error when used on an array. PHP versions prior to 5.3 treated arrays as the word ‘Array’, thus returning a string length of 5 and generating an E_NOTICE-level error.
`strnatcasecmp()` [Case insensitive string comparisons using a “natural order” algorithm]	This function implements a case-insensitive ‘natural order’ comparison algorithm that orders alphanumeric strings in the same manner that a human being would.	`strnatcasecmp(string_1, string_2)`;	`strnatcasecmp()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; and >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strnatcmp()` [Case sensitive string comparisons using a “natural order” algorithm]	This function implements a case-sensitive ‘natural order’ comparison algorithm that orders alphanumeric strings in the same manner that a human being would.	`strnatcmp(string_1, string_2)`;	`strnatcmp()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; and >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strncasecmp()` [Binary safe case-insensitive string comparison of the first n characters]	This function – similar to `strcasecmp()` – performs a binary-safe case-insensitive string comparison of the first `n` characters [specified by `length`] in `string_1` and `string_2`.	`strncasecmp(string_1, string_2, length)`;	`strncasecmp()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; and >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strncmp()` [Binary safe string comparison of the first n characters]	This function – similar to `strcmp()` – performs a binary-safe case-sensitive string comparison of the first `n` characters [specified by `length`] in `string_1` and `string_2`.	`strncmp(string_1, string_2, length)`;	`strncmp()`: returns <0 if `string_1` is less than `string_2`; 0 if `string_1` is equal to `string_2`; and >0 if `string_1` is greater than `string_2`.
`strpbrk()` [Search a string for any of a set of characters]	This function searches the case-sensitive `haystack` string for a `charlist` [‘p’attern]. When a character is found, a string is returned representing the segment of `haystack` broken from the case-sensitive `charlist` match to the end of the string.	`strpbrk(haystack, charlist)`;	`strpbrk()`: returns a string starting from the character found, or FALSE if `charlist` is not found.
`strpos()` [Find the position of the first occurrence of a substring in a string]	This function finds the numeric position of the first occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string. `strpos()` may return FALSE but may also return a non-Boolean value which evaluates to FALSE. The use of the `===` operator is recommended for testing the return value of this function.	`strpos(haystack, needle, offset` [optional parameter, with a default value of 0]`);` [If `offset` is specified and positive, search will start this number of characters from the start of `haystack`. If `offset` is specified and negative, search will begin this number of characters from the end of `haystack`.]	`strpos()`: returns the position of where `needle` exists relative to the start of the `haystack` string [independent of `offset`]. Returns FALSE if the needle was not found.
`strrchr()` [Find the last occurrence of a character in a string]	This function returns the portion of the `haystack` string which starts at the last [‘reverse’] occurrence of the `needle` character and continues till the end of `haystack`.	`strrchr(haystack, needle);` [If `needle` comprises more than one character, only the first one is used; this behaviour differs from `strstr()`. If `needle` is not a string it is converted to an integer and applied as the ordinal value of a character.]	`strrchr()`: returns the portion of string, or FALSE if `needle` is not found.
`strrev()` [Reverse a string]	This function returns `string`, reversed.	`strrev(string);`	`strrev()`: returns the reversed string.
`strripos()` [Find the position of the last occurrence of a case-insensitive substring in a string]	This function finds the numeric position of the last [‘reverse’] case-insensitive occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string.	`strripos(haystack, needle, offset` [optional parameter with a default value of 0]`)`; [`needle` may be a string of one or more characters; if it is not a string, it is converted to an integer and applied as the ordinal value of a character. If `offset` is specified and positive, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the beginning of `haystack`; if negative, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the end of `haystack`.]	`strripos()`: returns the position of where the last [‘reverse’] case-insensitive `needle` exists relative to `haystack` [independent of `offset`]. String positions start at 0 and not 1. Returns FALSE if `needle` was not found.
`strrpos()` [Find the position of the last occurrence of a case-sensitive substring in a string]	This function finds the numeric position of the last [‘reverse’] case-sensitive occurrence of `needle` in the `haystack` string.	`strrpos(haystack, needle, offset` [optional parameter with a default value of 0]`)`; [`needle` may be a string of one or more characters; if it is not a string, it is converted to an integer and applied as the ordinal value of a character. If `offset` is specified and positive, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the beginning of `haystack`; if negative, searching will begin this number of characters counted from the end of `haystack`.]	`strrpos()`: returns the position of where the last [‘reverse’] case-sensitive `needle` exists relative to `haystack` [independent of `offset`]. String positions start at 0 and not 1. Returns FALSE if `needle` was not found.
`strspn()` [Finds the length of the initial segment of a string consisting entirely of characters contained within a given mask]	This function finds the length [‘span’] of the initial segment of `subject` string consisting entirely of characters contained within a given `mask`. If `start` and `length` are omitted, then all of `subject` will be examined. If `start` and `length` are included, then the effect will be the same as calling `strspn(substr($subject, $start, $length), $mask)`.	`strspn(subject, mask, start` [optional parameter]`, length` [optional parameter]`);` [If `start` is specified and is positive, `strspn()` will begin examining `subject` from the `start`^th position. If `start` is negative, `strspn()` begins examining `subject` `start` positions from the end of the string. If `length` is given and is non-negative, `strspn()` examines `subject` for `length` characters after the starting position. If `length` is negative, `subject` will be examined from `start` up to `length` characters from the end of `subject`.]	`strspn()`: returns the length [‘span’] of the initial segment of `subject` string which consists entirely of characters in `mask`. When a `start` parameter is set, length is counted from this `start`ing position – not from the beginning of `subject`.
`strtok()` [Tokenize string]	This function splits `string` into smaller strings [tokens], with each of these smaller strings being delimited by any character from `token`. Only the first call to `strtok()` uses the `string` argument; each subsequent call only needs the `token` to use, since it keeps track of where it is in the current `string`. To start again – or to tokenize a new string – simply call `strtok()` with the `string` argument again to initialize it. Multiple tokens are permitted in the `token` parameter; the `string` will be tokenized when any one of the characters in the argument is found.	First function call: `strtok(string, token);` Subsequent function calls: `strtok(token);`	`strtok()`: returns a string token.
`strtolower()` [Make a string lowercase]	This function returns `string` with all alphabetic characters converted to lowercase. ‘Alphabetic’ is determined by the current locale: in the default C locale, characters such as umlaut-A – for example – will not be converted.	`strtolower(string);`	`strtolower()`: returns `string` converted to lowercase.
`strtoupper()` [Make a string uppercase]	This function returns `string` with all alphabetic characters converted to uppercase. ‘Alphabetic’ is determined by the current locale: in the default C locale, characters such as umlaut-A – for example – will not be converted.	`strtoupper(string);`	`strtoupper()`: returns `string` converted to uppercase.
`strtr()` [Translate characters or replace substrings]	If passed three arguments, this function returns a copy of `string` where all occurrences of each [single-byte] character in `from` have been translated to the corresponding character in `to`, videlicet– every occurrence of `$from[$n]` has been replaced with `$to[$n]`, where `n` is a valid offset in both arguments. If `from` and `to` have different lengths, the extra characters in the longer of the two will be ignored; the length of `string` will be the same as the return value’s.	With three arguments: `strtr(string, from, to);` With two arguments: `strtr(string, replace_array);` [If given two arguments, the `replace_array` should be of the form `array('from' => 'to')`. The return value is a string where all occurrences of the array keys have been replaced by the corresponding array values. The longest keys will be tried first; once a substring has been replaced, its new value will not be searched again. The keys and values may have any length, provided that there is no empty key; the length of the return value may differ from that of `string`. This function will be most efficient when all the keys have the same size.]	`strtr()`: returns the translated string on success. If `replace_array` contains a key which is an empty string, FALSE is returned. If `string` is not scalar it is not typecasted into a string; instead a warning is raised and NULL is returned.
`substr_compare()` [Binary safe comparison of two strings from an offset, up to length characters]	This function compares `main_string` – from position `offset` – with `second_string` [‘substring’] [up to `length` characters].	`substr_compare(main_string, second_string, offset, length` [optional parameter, with a default value equal to the largest of length of `second_string`/`main_string` – `offset`]`, case_insensitivity` [optional parameter with a default value of FALSE*]`);` [`offset` specifies the position at which to start counting. If negative, the comparison begins at `offset` characters from the end of the string.]	`substr_compare()`: returns <0 if `main_string` from position `offset` is less than `second_string`; returns >0 if `main_string` from position `offset` is greater than `second_string`; returns 0 if `main_string` from position `offset` is equal to `second_string`. A WARNING is printed and FALSE is returned if `offset` is equal to or greater than the length of `main_string`, or the `length` is set and less than 1 in PHP versions prior to 5.5.11.
`substr_count()` [Count the number of substring occurrences]	This function returns the number [‘count’] of times the `needle` substring occurs in the `haystack` string. `needle` is case-sensitive.	`substr_count(haystack, needle, offset` [optional parameter with a default value of 0]`, length` [optional parameter]`);` [`offset` specifies the position at which to start counting. If negative, the comparison begins at `offset` characters from the end of the string. `length` specifies the maximum length after `offset` to search for the `needle`. A WARNING is output if `offset` plus `length` is greater than the `haystack` length. A negative `length` counts from the end of `haystack`.]	`substr_count()`: returns an integer representation of the number of occurrences of `needle` within `haystack`.
`substr_replace()` [Replace text within a portion of a string]	This function replaces a copy of `string` delimited by the `start` and optional `length` parameters [thus, a ‘substring’] with the `replacement` string.	`substr_replace(string, replacement, start, length` [optional parameter, with a default value of `strlen(string)`]`);` [`string` represents the input string. An array of strings can be provided; in this case, the replacements will occur on each string in turn. `replacement`, `start`, and `length` may be provided as either scalar values or as arrays (whereby the corresponding array element will be used for each input string). `replacement` defines the replacement string. If `start` is non-negative, the replacing will begin at the start^th offset into `string`. If negative, the replacing will begin at the start^th character from the end of `string`. If `length` is given and non-negative, it represents the length of the portion of `string` which is to be replaced. If negative, `length` represents the number of characters from the end of `string` at which replacing will end. Its default value is `strlen(string)`. If `length` is `0`, `replacement` will be inserted into `string` at the `start` offset.]	`substr_replace()`: the *result string* is returned. If `string` is an array, then an array is returned.
`substr()` [Return part of a string]	This function returns the portion [‘substring’] of `string` specified by the `start` and `length` parameters.	`substr(string, start, length` [optional parameter]`);` [`string` represents the input string; must be one character or longer. If `start` is non-negative, the returned string will begin at the `start`^th position in `string` counting from 0. If `start` is negative, the returned string will begin at the `start`^th character from the end of `string`. If `string` is less than `start` characters long, FALSE will be returned. If `length` is given and is positive, the string returned will contain at most `length` characters beginning from `start`. If `length` is negative, `length` characters will be omitted from the end of `string`. FALSE will be returned if `start` denotes the position of this truncation or beyond. An empty string will be returned if `length` is 0, FALSE, or NULL. If `length` is omitted, the substring starting from `start` till the end of `string` will be returned.]	`substr()`: returns the extracted part of `string` [the ‘substring’]; FALSE on failure, or an empty string.
`trim()` [Strip whitespace (or other characters) from the beginning and end of a string]	This function returns a string with whitespace stripped [‘trimmed’] from the beginning and end of `string`. If `character_mask` is unspecified, `trim()` will strip the following characters: an ordinary space; a tab; a new line; a carriage return; the NUL-byte; and the vertical tab.	`trim(string, character_mask` [optional parameter, with a default value of `“\t\n\r\0\x0B”`]`);` [Further characters can be specified in the `character_mask` parameter. With .., a range of characters can be specified.]	`trim()`: returns the trimmed string.
`ucfirst()` [Make a string’s first character uppercase]	This function returns a string with the first character of `string` capitalized [‘uppercased’], if that character is alphabetic. ‘Alphabetic’ is determined by the current locale; in the default C locale, characters such as umlaut-a will not be capitalized.	`ucfirst(string);`	`ucfirst()`: returns the resulting string, after its first character has been uppercased if it is suitably ‘alphabetic’.
`ucwords()` [Uppercase the first character of each word in a string]	This function returns a string with the first character of each word in `string` capitalized [‘uppercased’], if that character is ‘alphabetic’. A ‘word’ is defined as any string of characters that is immediately after any character listed in the `delimiters` parameter.	`ucwords(string, delimiters` [optional parameter, with a default value of `" \t\r\n\f\v"`]`);` [The optional `delimiters` parameter contains the word separator characters. By default these are: space; horizontal tab; carriage return; form-feed; newline; and vertical tab.]	`ucwords()`: returns the modified string, after the first character of all words have been uppercased if suitably ‘alphabetic’.
`vfprintf()` [Write a formatted string to a stream]	This function writes [‘prints’] a string produced according to `format` to the stream resource specified by `handle`. Operates as `fprintf()` but accepts an array of `args`, rather than a variable number of arguments.	`vfprintf(handle, format, args);` [See `sprintf()` for more details on the `format` directives. Possible type specifiers: `%` (a literal percentage character); `b` (treated as integer, presented as binary); `c` (treated as integer, presented as character with that ASCII value); `d` (treated as integer, presented as signed decimal number); `e` (treated as scientific notation); `E` (uppercase scientific notation); `f` (treated as a float, presented as locale-aware floating-point number); `F` (treated as a float, presented as non-locale-aware floating-point number); `g` (shorter of %e and %f); `G` (shorter of %E and %f); `o` (treated as an integer, presented as an octal number); `s` (treated and presented as a string); `u` (treated as integer, presented as unsigned decimal number); `x` (treated as integer, presented as lowercase hexadecimal number); and `X` (treated as integer, presented as uppercase hexadecimal number).]	`vfprintf()`: returns the length of the outputted string.
`vprintf()` [Output a formatted string]	This function displays [‘prints’] array values as a string formatted according to `format`. Operates as `printf()` but accepts an array of arguments, rather than a variable number of arguments.	`vprintf(format, args);` [See `sprintf()` for more details on the `format` directives. See `vfprintf()` for further information on the possible type specifiers.]	`vprintf()`: returns the length of the outputted string.
`vsprintf()` [Return a formatted string]	`vsprintf()` operates as `sprintf()` but accepts an array of arguments, rather than a variable number of arguments.	`vsprintf(format, args);` [See `sprintf()` for more details on the `format` directives. See `vfprintf()` for further information on the possible type specifiers.]	`vsprintf()`: returns the array values as a string formatted according to `format`.
`wordwrap()` [Wraps a string to a given number of characters]	This function wraps a string [‘word’] to a given number of characters using a string break character.	`wordwrap(string, width` [optional parameter, default value = 75]`, break` [optional parameter, default value = `"\n"`]`, cut` [optional parameter, default value = FALSE]`);` [If `cut` is set to TRUE, the string is always wrapped at or before `width`. When FALSE, the function does not split the word even if it is wider than `width`.]	`wordwrap()`: returns the given string [‘word’] wrapped at the specified length.

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