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mb_stripos

MB_STRIPOS(3)								 1							     MB_STRIPOS(3)

mb_stripos - Finds position of first occurrence of a string within another, case insensitive

SYNOPSIS

       int mb_stripos (string  $haystack, string  $needle, [int  $offset], [string  $encoding = mb_internal_encoding()])

DESCRIPTION

       mb_stripos(3)  returns  the numeric position of the first occurrence of $needle in the $haystack string. Unlike mb_strpos(3), mb_stripos(3)
       is case-insensitive. If $needle is not found, it returns FALSE.

PARAMETERS

	      o $haystack
		- The string from which to get the position of the first occurrence of $needle

	      o $needle
		- The string to find in $haystack

	      o $offset
		- The position in $haystack to start searching

	      o $encoding
		- Character encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.

RETURN VALUES

	Return the numeric position of the first occurrence of $needle in the $haystack string, or FALSE if $needle is not found.

SEE ALSO

       stripos(3), strpos(3), mb_strpos(3).

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