Finding a value within a string

[br0k3n]

Say I have a string, for example: "Name: bob, Age: 22".

 

I know that there is a name stored in there and that it is in that format. How can I trim that string down until it's left with just the name?

[lemmin]

$stoppos = strpos($string, ",", 6);
$name = substr($string, 6, $stoppos-6);

 

The 6 in the strpos() function is unnecessary, but it is also unnecessary to start searching from anywhere before that position.

[br0k3n]

$stoppos = strpos($string, ",", 6);
$name = substr($string, 6, $stoppos-6);

 

The 6 in the strpos() function is unnecessary, but it is also unnecessary to start searching from anywhere before that position.

 

Sorry, forgot to mention...

 

The characters before and after that snippet can be infinite... When I meant that I knew the format, I meant that I knew that there is a "Name: bob" somewhere in the string, but it is not known where; therefore, strpos would not work.

[jitesh]

$str = "Name: bob, Age: 22";

 

$all_a = explode(",",$str);

 

$name_a = explode(": ",$all_a[0]);

 

echo $name_a[1];