[SOLVED] strpos output confusing

[Gleasonator]

Hi all.

 

$string = strpos("Hello, world.", "universe");
echo $string;

 

Comes up with a blank page.

 

Yet, when I do this I don't get the desired result.

 

$string = strpos("Hello, world.", "universe");
if ($string = false)
{
$message = 'Not found in string.';
}
else
{
$message = 'Found in string at ' . $string . ' character(s) in.';
}

echo $message;

 

According to W3C Schools, the output should be false if the string cannot be found? http://www.w3schools.com/php/php_string.asp

 

I can't seem to get it to return as false. If I change if ($string = false) to if ($string = '') it still outputs as true... because the message that's echoed is:

 

Found in string at character(s) in.

 

Anyone think they can help?

 

Thank you.

[vikramjeet.singla]

correct your code in if construct...

 

form

 

if ($string = false)

 

to

 

if ($string == false)

[Gleasonator]

Ah, that's what it was. Should've known it would be something simple I was missing. I feel like such a n00b.

 

Thanks for your help.