[SOLVED] Similar value in if command?

[djfox]

I know how to do greater than, less than, and equal to with if ()

But what about something like "if $wt[2] can be found in the string of values entered in $pa[2]"?

 

Example:

Let`s say $pa[2] is "Normal"

And let`s say $wt[2] is "Normal,Ice,Rock,Steel"

 

How could I get if () to look for $pa[2] in $wt[2] ?

[kenrbnsn]

You probably want to look at the strstr() function.

 

You could also create an array out of the string and use in_array()

<?php
$pa[2] = 'Normal';
$wt[2] = 'Normal,Ice,Rock,Steel';
if (in_array($pa[2], explode(',',$wt[2])) {
//
//  do something
//
}
?>

 

Ken

[bluejay002]

for that... you may use one of the following:

 

strstr() or stristr() : if you are looking for the first occurrence of the string. the second one is case insensitive.

 

strpos() or stripos() or strrpos() : same with the section above but will only return the position... faster if your only concern is if the word string exist.

 

but if you want to check the whole string for any occurence, then use preg_match() preg_replace() if you want to replace all the matching strings found with a different string.

 

cheers,

[djfox]

Ok, thanks for the suggestions, guys. ^^