Re: one pattern, one string, multiple results

<Original message> From: Richard Baskett <rick@baskettcase.com> Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2001 at 12:01:11AM -0700 Message-ID: <B7D6CB46.39A9%rick@baskettcase.com> Subject: [PHP] one pattern, one string, multiple results > I just can not seem to figure this out. > > If i have a pattern 'arc' and I want to search the string: > "an arc is an archer, but what about marc and darcy?" > > How can I find out how many occurances of arc is within that string? I know > I can do an explode and then compare it, but when you have huge amounts of > text... is this the best way? Or is there something better? Any help would > be great I have been struggling with this for awhile, since I really do not > want to explode, pun intended :) > > Rick </Original message> <Reply> This you do the job exactly as you want: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr-count.php int substr_count (string haystrack, string needle) </Reply> -- * R&zE: -- »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» -- Renze Munnik -- DataLink BV -- -- E: renze@datalink.nl -- W: +31 23 5326162 -- F: +31 23 5322144 -- M: +31 6 21811143 -- -- Stationsplein 82 -- 2011 LM HAARLEM -- Netherlands -- -- http://www.datalink.nl -- ««««««««««««««««««««««««