note 50327 added to function.substr

Hello, Here you are a function to format your numeric strings. Enjoy it. <?php function str_format_number($String, $Format){ if ($Format == '') return $String; if ($String == '') return $String; $Result = ''; $FormatPos = 0; $StringPos = 0; While ((strlen($Format) - 1) >= $FormatPos){ //If its a number => stores it if (is_numeric(substr($Format, $FormatPos, 1))){ $Result .= substr($String, $StringPos, 1); $StringPos++; //If it is not a number => stores the caracter } Else { $Result .= substr($Format, $FormatPos, 1); } //Next caracter at the mask. $FormatPos++; } return $Result; } // For phone numbers at Buenos Aires, Argentina // Example 1: $String = "541143165500"; $Format = "+00 00 0000.000"; Echo str_format_number($String, $Format); // Returns "+54 11 4316.5500" // Example 2: $String = "541143165500"; $Format = "+00 00 0000.0000000"; Echo str_format_number($String, $Format); // Returns "+54 11 4316.5500" // Example 3: $String = "541143165500"; $Format = "+00 00 0000.000 a"; Echo str_format_number($String, $Format); // Returns "+54 11 4316.550 a" ?> How it works explanation: str_format_number($String, $Format) Spects two parameters $String and $Format, both should be strings. $String: coulbe any kind of data type, but it's oriented to numeric string, like phone numbers. $Format: should be a conjunction between numbers (any one) and others caracters. str_format_number takes each caracter of $Format, if it isn't a number stores it to be returned later, but if it is a number takes the caracter of $String placed in the position corresponding to the amount of numbers in $Format so far starting from zero. If $Format has less numbers than $string caracters the rest of the caracters at the end of $String should be ignored. If $Format has more numbers than $string caracters the no caracter will be used, so those will be ignored. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+50327 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50327&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50327&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50327&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50327&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+50327&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+50327&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php