note 41762 added to function.strpos

Code like this: <?php if (strpos('this is a test', 'is') !== false) { echo "found it"; } ?> gets repetitive, is not very self-explanatory, and most people handle it incorrectly anyway. Make your life easier: <?php function str_contains($haystack, $needle, $ignoreCase = false) { if ($ignoreCase) { $haystack = strtolower($haystack); $needle = strtolower($needle); } $needlePos = strpos($haystack, $needle); return ($needlePos === false ? false : ($needlePos+1)); } ?> Then, you may do: <?php // simplest use if (str_contains('this is a test', 'is')) { echo "Found it"; } // when you need the position, as well whether it's present $needlePos = str_contains('this is a test', 'is'); if ($needlePos) { echo 'Found it at position ' . ($needlePos-1); } // you may also ignore case $needlePos = str_contains('this is a test', 'IS', true); if ($needlePos) { echo 'Found it at position ' . ($needlePos-1); } ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.strpos.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+41762 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+41762&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+41762&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php