How do I extract

[fredmintah]

Hello gurus,
Below is the sample code I will like you to help me out with. Please forgive me if you think I should know this. I am really new to the PHP world. Thank for you understanding.

    $fname = "name";     
    $lname = "format";   
    $tel = "4778546";     
  
    $one = ?;    // what function to extract nam from the $fname variable
    $two = ?;   //  what function to extract 854 from the $lname variable
    $three = ?; //   what function to extract mat from the $tel variable

    $id = $one . $two . $three
    
    print $id;
 
   //Now id should contain [B]nam854mat[/B] which should be printed to the browser. 

[emil]

You can use substr() to do this.

[maxor]

Hello gurus,
Below is the sample code I will like you to help me out with. Please forgive me if you think I should know this. I am really new to the PHP world. Thank for you understanding.

    $fname = "name";     
    $lname = "format";   
    $tel = "4778546";     
    
    # Using the substr() function we start at position 0 and go to position
    # 3 to get the first three letters of the $fname variable.
    $one = substr($fname,0,3);    // what function to extract nam from the $fname variable
    # Same thing here
    $two = substr($tel,3,3);   //  what function to extract 854 from the $lname variable

    # Same thing here
    $three = substr($lname,3,3); //   what function to extract mat from the $tel variable

    $id = $one . $two . $three;
    
    print $id; 

[1337-Dev]

Wow that helps me aswell, i wanted to help him until i realised i had the same problem so great . Where can you find out stuff like this? I couldnt find it anywhere.

[maxor]

I think part of it is just knowing what function to use.

http://www.php.net/substr talks all about the substr() function.

I bet a google search for "PHP extract string" or "PHP part of string" would find somethin that could get you started.

[Scott.Mc]

php.net is a great place to learn the functions , www.php.net/function such easy to find each one.

just substr and use strlen for the length of the strings.