if (variable LIKE value)??

[saint959]

Hi, is it possible to have a if statement that checks if a variable is LIKE a string.

 

basically what i need is,

 

if ($var1 LIKE $string)

          {

        mysql query here";

}

 

What would the syntax for the if statement be?

[Glyde]

Maybe strpos() or stripos()?

[boo_lolly]

http://us2.php.net/operators.comparison

[marmite]

I've found this quite useful:

 

http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programming:PHP:if_structure

 

I haven't come across a LIKE param or an "in" (if x in ('a','b','c') with php. I've used multiple ORs (||).

 

If you find a LIKE or an IN, please post it here - or better still, PM me!

[per1os]

lol here is a solution for you:

 

if (in($x, "a,b,c")) {
     // processing here
}

function in($var, $vars) {
      $vars = explode($vars, ",");
      if (is_array($vars)) {
           foreach ($vars as $chk) {
                 if ($chk == $var) 
                      return true;
           }
      }

      return false;
}

 

When all else fails create your own solution.

[Glyde]

Maybe like this?

 

<?php
if (in_array("mystring", array('somestring', 'another', 'mystring'))) {
     // Code here
}
?>

But I don't think that's what he was asking.

[fert]

http://us.php.net/manual/en/function.similar-text.php