[SOLVED] Return string contents PRIOR to x

[Dale_G]

String = 'hello!howare!yo!u?';

 

Look for the first occurrence of x, which in this case is '!', and then return the first section prior to x, which in this case would be 'hello'.

 

How would that be done?

 

 

[rhodesa]

couple different ways...here is one:

$string = 'hello!howare!yo!u?';
$part = substr($string,0,strstr($string,'!')-1);

[effigy]

<pre>
<?php
$str = 'hello!howare!yo!u?';
echo substr($str, 0, strpos($str, '!'));
?>
</pre>

[rhodesa]

<pre>
<?php
$str = 'hello!howare!yo!u?';
echo substr($str, 0, strpos($str, '!'));
?>
</pre>

 

yeah...my bad...no minus 1

[Dale_G]

Thanks!