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Explain the various String operations in PHP with an example. (15)

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ChatGPT:

PHP offers a wide range of string operations to manipulate and work with strings. Here, I'll explain
some common string operations in PHP with examples:

1. Concatenation: You can join two or more strings together using the . operator.

php
$str1 = "Hello, ";
$str2 = "World!";
$result = $str1 . $str2;
echo $result; // Output: Hello, World!

2. String Length: To get the length of a string, you can use the strlen() function.

php
$str = "Hello, World!";
$length = strlen($str);
echo $length; // Output: 13

3. Substring: Extract a portion of a string using substr().

php
$str = "Hello, World!";
$substring = substr($str, 0, 5);
echo $substring; // Output: Hello

4. String Replace: Replace occurrences of a substring in a string using str_replace().

php
$str = "Hello, World!";
$newStr = str_replace("World", "Universe", $str);
echo $newStr; // Output: Hello, Universe!

5. String Splitting: Split a string into an array of substrings using explode().

php
$str = "apple,banana,cherry";
$arr = explode(",", $str);
print_r($arr); // Output: Array([0] => apple [1] => banana [2] => cherry)

6. Trimming: Remove leading and trailing whitespace using trim().

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php
$str = " Trim me! ";
$trimmed = trim($str);
echo $trimmed; // Output: "Trim me!"

7. Case Manipulation: Change the case of a string using strtolower() and strtoupper().

php
$str = "Hello, World!";
$lower = strtolower($str);
$upper = strtoupper($str);
echo $lower; // Output: hello, world!
echo $upper; // Output: HELLO, WORLD!

8. String Comparison: Compare two strings using strcmp() or strcasecmp().

php
$str1 = "Hello";
$str2 = "hello";
$result = strcmp($str1, $str2); // Case-sensitive comparison
$resultIgnoreCase = strcasecmp($str1, $str2); // Case-insensitive comparison

9. String Search: Find the position of a substring in a string using strpos() or stripos().

php
$str = "Hello, World!";
$pos = strpos($str, "World");
$posIgnoreCase = stripos($str, "world");

10. String Formatting: Format a string using sprintf().

php
$name = "John";
$age = 30;
$formatted = sprintf("My name is %s and I am %d years old.", $name, $age);
echo $formatted; // Output: My name is John and I am 30 years old.

These are just a few examples of the string operations available in PHP. PHP provides a rich set of
functions to work with strings, making it a versatile language for handling text and string
manipulation tasks.

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