Re: New string functions: str_startswith() and str_endswith()

Paweł Stradomski wrote:

W liście Rasmus Lerdorf z dnia poniedziałek, 21 lipca 2008:

It also isn't any shorter:

    if(str_endswith($path,'.php'))

    vs.

    if(substr($path,-4)=='.php')

Only if comparing to a static string, but not for this case: if (substr($path, -strlen($extension)) == $extension) Readability would also increase.

In our code base, we have a nice file called string.php that has every variation of string functions not covered by the core in it. We add stuff as we need it. I break strings on the space nearest a given length in 80% of all code that runs on my server. But, I don't expect a PHP built in to do it. If you are worried about performance, you could make a PECL Strings package for all the stuff that the core does not do. Then, your code can be readable and neat like you want. Hmm, perhaps there is a need for a "standard" (widely used?) PHP (non-OO) package that filled in the gaps that the core does not provide. Make it non-OO so that it looks and acts like the core as much as possible. In my "spare time" I will start this. =) -- Brian Moon Senior Web Engineer ------------------------------ When you care enough to spend the very least. http://dealnews.com/