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MB_STRRICHR(3)								 1							    MB_STRRICHR(3)

mb_strrichr - Finds the last occurrence of a character in a string within another, case insensitive

SYNOPSIS
string mb_strrichr (string $haystack, string $needle, [bool $part = false], [string $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()]) DESCRIPTION
mb_strrichr(3) finds the last occurrence of $needle in $haystack and returns the portion of $haystack. Unlike mb_strrchr(3), mb_strrichr(3) is case-insensitive. If $needle is not found, it returns FALSE. PARAMETERS
o $haystack - The string from which to get the last occurrence of $needle o $needle - The string to find in $haystack o $part - Determines which portion of $haystack this function returns. If set to TRUE, it returns all of $haystack from the beginning to the last occurrence of $needle. If set to FALSE, it returns all of $haystack from the last occurrence of $needle to the end, o $encoding - Character encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used. RETURN VALUES
Returns the portion of $haystack. or FALSE if $needle is not found. SEE ALSO
mb_stristr(3), mb_strrchr(3). PHP Documentation Group MB_STRRICHR(3)
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