MB_SUBSTR(3) 1 MB_SUBSTR(3)
mb_substr - Get part of string
SYNOPSIS
string mb_substr (string $str, int $start, [int $length = NULL], [string $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])
DESCRIPTION
Performs a multi-byte safe substr(3) operation based on number of characters. Position is counted from the beginning of $str. First char-
acter's position is 0. Second character position is 1, and so on.
PARAMETERS
o $str
- The string to extract the substring from.
o $start
- Position of first character to use from $str.
o $length
- Maximum number of characters to use from $str. If omitted or NULL is passed, extract all characters to the end of the string.
o $encoding
-The $encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted, the internal character encoding value will be used.
RETURN VALUES
mb_substr(3) returns the portion of $str specified by the $start and $length parameters.
SEE ALSO
mb_strcut(3), mb_internal_encoding(3).
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