On Mar 31, 2011, at 9:43 AM, Brian Moon wrote: >>> How would str_contains() be different from strstr()? >>> >>> >> They differ in the return type > > $instr = (bool)strstr($string1, $string2); > > done. No need for a new function.
Well, to be clearer: bool str_contains( haystack, needle [, case_insensitive = false ] ) string str[i]str( haystack, needle [, $before_needle = false ] ) The main differences: - Return value is a bool - No ordinal value conversions (I assume) - No === usage worries/requirements - Intuitive name Regards, Philip -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
