(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)
mb_stristr — Finds first occurrence of a string within another, case insensitive
$haystack,$needle,$before_needle = false,$encoding = null
mb_stristr() finds the first occurrence of
needle in haystack
and returns the portion of haystack.
Unlike mb_strstr(),
mb_stristr() is case-insensitive.
If needle is not found, it returns false.
haystack
The string from which to get the first occurrence
of needle
needle
The string to find in haystack
before_needle
Determines which portion of haystack
this function returns.
If set to true, it returns all of haystack
from the beginning to the first occurrence of needle (excluding needle).
If set to false, it returns all of haystack
from the first occurrence of needle to the end (including needle).
encodingCharacter encoding name to use. If it is omitted, internal character encoding is used.
Returns the portion of haystack,
or false if needle is not found.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 8.0.0 |
needle now accepts an empty string.
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| 8.0.0 |
encoding is nullable now.
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