str_word_count
Description
The str_word_count of String for PHP return information about words used in a string.
Syntax
str_word_count( string $string, int $format = 0, ?string $characters = null ): array|int
Parameters
string
The string
format
Specify the return value of this function.
Value | Description |
---|---|
0 | returns the number of words found |
1 | returns an array containing all the words found inside the string |
2 | returns an associative array, where the key is the numeric position of the word inside the string and the value is the actual word itself |
characters
A list of additional characters which will be considered as 'word'.
Return
Returns an array or an integer, depending on the format chosen.
Examples
1 · string
<? $string = "Hello fri3nd, you're looking good today!"; $return = str_word_count($string); echo $return;
7
2 · format · 0
<? $string = "Hello fri3nd, you're looking good today!"; $format = 0; $return = str_word_count($string, $format); echo $return;
7
3 · format · 1
<? $string = "Hello fri3nd, you're looking good today!"; $format = 1; $return = str_word_count($string, $format); print_r($return);
Array ( [0] => Hello [1] => fri [2] => nd [3] => you're [4] => looking [5] => good [6] => today )
4 · format · 2
<? $string = "Hello fri3nd, you're looking good today!"; $format = 2; $return = str_word_count($string, $format); print_r($return);
Array ( [0] => Hello [6] => fri [10] => nd [14] => you're [23] => looking [38] => good [43] => today )
5 · characters
<? $string = "Hello fri3nd, you're looking good today!"; $format = 2; $characters = "!3"; $return = str_word_count($string, $format, $characters); print_r($return);
Array ( [0] => Hello [6] => fri3nd [14] => you're [23] => looking [38] => good [43] => today! )
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