Re: First Character In A String
| From: | Jochem Maas | Date: | Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:02:44 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: First Character In A String | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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Christopher Deeley wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if there is a function to return the first letter in a
> string, such as:
>
> $surname="SMITH";
> $forename="ALAN";
>
> Is there a function which I can use to make $forename "A", so I can display
> it as A SMITH?
another alternative to the other answers you have had,
this alternative introduces you to the 'String access and modification by character'
functionality as described here:
http://nl2.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php
<?php
$initial = (is_string($forename) && strlen($forename) > 0)
? $forename[0]
: ''
;
echo trim($initial.' '.$surname);
>
> Thank You In Advance
>