Comments on: UPDATED: Strip Off Characters from String Using PHP (substr) http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:44:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: RedMatrix http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-3726 RedMatrix Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:27:42 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-3726 No, I didn't have a question. I tried to mean than you answered my question. Thanks. No, I didn’t have a question. I tried to mean than you answered my question. Thanks.

]]> By: john http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-3725 john Tue, 02 Jun 2009 22:27:38 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-3725 I'm not 100% sure what you're looking for so please use the contact form [http://www.linein.org/blog/contact/] and shoot me a message with a little more information on what you're trying to do. I’m not 100% sure what you’re looking for so please use the contact form [http://www.linein.org/blog/contact/] and shoot me a message with a little more information on what you’re trying to do.

]]> By: RedMatrix http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-3722 RedMatrix Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:45:04 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-3722 Thanks for the easy code. I was wondering how to do it to read a file that has headings that start with a colon, and then use the heading in an <h2>, but everything else in a <li>. I am building a list of products for an ebay script, but wanted it to be in categories to make it easier on the visitor. RE site: <a href="http://buywiifitplus.com" title="Buy Wii Fit from ebay" rel="nofollow">BuyWiiFitPlus.com</a> Thanks for the easy code. I was wondering how to do it to read a file that has headings that start with a colon, and then use the heading in an <h2>, but everything else in a <li>.

I am building a list of products for an ebay script, but wanted it to be in categories to make it easier on the visitor. RE site: BuyWiiFitPlus.com

]]> By: amscray http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 amscray Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:08:08 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2950 Thanks a lot for writing this article. I found it to be a very useful reference. Thanks a lot for writing this article. I found it to be a very useful reference.

]]> By: John http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2873 John Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:30:53 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2873 Great tutorial. Worked perfect first time. Thank you for making it simple! Great tutorial. Worked perfect first time. Thank you for making it simple!

]]> By: john http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2229 john Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:20:48 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2229 Yes, there is an easy way to do this. You'll want to use explode() to split apart the text where the : is. $text = 'Living: news'; $text_bits = explode(':',$text); now you have an array that looks like this array(0 => 'Living', 1 => 'news'); Then to display it: echo $text_bits[1]; // would display just "news" Basically what you're doing is spiting the text at the : into two parts and then echoing the part you want. Yes, there is an easy way to do this. You’ll want to use explode() to split apart the text where the : is.

$text = ‘Living: news’;
$text_bits = explode(‘:’,$text);

now you have an array that looks like this
array(0 => ‘Living’, 1 => ‘news’);

Then to display it:
echo $text_bits[1]; // would display just “news”

Basically what you’re doing is spiting the text at the : into two parts and then echoing the part you want.

]]> By: Roger Coathup http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2228 Roger Coathup Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:24:23 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2228 I have a series of strings, e.g. Living: news Beauty: news Fashions: features and want to strip off all the text up to and including the ':'. Is there any easy way to do this? I have a series of strings, e.g.

Living: news
Beauty: news
Fashions: features

and want to strip off all the text up to and including the ‘:’.

Is there any easy way to do this?

]]> By: john http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 john Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:18:16 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2211 If you're just trying to drop off the decimal points, then you should use ceil() (http://us3.php.net/ceil). Otherwise you could use, <b>substr($all[SquareMeters],0,-3);</b> to drop off the decimal and the two numbers after it. But again ceil() would be better in case your number ever had three decimal places. If you’re just trying to drop off the decimal points, then you should use ceil() (http://us3.php.net/ceil).

Otherwise you could use, substr($all[SquareMeters],0,-3); to drop off the decimal and the two numbers after it. But again ceil() would be better in case your number ever had three decimal places.

]]> By: Alan Williams http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Alan Williams Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:32:28 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2210 Hi I am trying to get the following to not display the last 3 characters which are a decimall point an 2 zeros. However as it is in the middle of HTML whatever I try seems not to work. The full code is below and the excerpt (I have isolated it in the bulk code below for ease) I want to shorten is this: $al[SquareMeters] Square Metres - any suggestions? $ShowInfo = "\n\t\n\t<b>Location:</b> $a1[country]\n\t<B>Price: $aset[Currencya]$MyPriceClick any image to enlarge\n\n\n\n\t<b>Property ID:</b> $a1[ListingID]<b>Property Overview:</b>$a1[rooms] Bedroom(s)$a1[bathrooms] Bathroom(s)$a1[garage] Car Garage<b>Build Size:</b> $al[SquareMeters] Square Metres <b>Plot Size:</b> $a1[LotSize] Square Metres<b>Age of Property:</b> $a1[HomeAge] years<b>Detailed Description</b>$desc<b>More Details:</b>"; Hi
I am trying to get the following to not display the last 3 characters which are a decimall point an 2 zeros. However as it is in the middle of HTML whatever I try seems not to work. The full code is below and the excerpt (I have isolated it in the bulk code below for ease) I want to shorten is this: $al[SquareMeters] Square Metres – any suggestions?

$ShowInfo = “\n\t\n\tLocation: $a1[country]\n\tPrice: $aset[Currencya]$MyPriceClick any image to enlarge\n\n\n\n\tProperty ID: $a1[ListingID]Property Overview:$a1[rooms] Bedroom(s)$a1[bathrooms] Bathroom(s)$a1[garage] Car GarageBuild Size:

$al[SquareMeters] Square Metres

Plot Size: $a1[LotSize] Square MetresAge of Property: $a1[HomeAge] yearsDetailed Description$descMore Details:“;

]]> By: john http://www.linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 john Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:54:37 +0000 http://linein.org/blog/2008/02/15/updated-strip-off-characters-from-string-using-php-substr/#comment-2090 In that case you would want to use <code>str_replace</code>. For example: $text = 'Children Of Men (R)'; $goal = str_replace('(R)','',$text); This will replace the '(R)' with nothing (''). Just let me know if you have any questions about this. In that case you would want to use str_replace.

For example:
$text = ‘Children Of Men (R)’;
$goal = str_replace(‘(R)’,”,$text);

This will replace the ‘(R)’ with nothing (”).

Just let me know if you have any questions about this.

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