note 53639 added to function.substr

If you need just a single character from the string you don't need to use substr(), just use curly braces notation: <?php // both lines will output the 3rd character echo substr($my_string, 2, 1); echo $my_string{2}; ?> curly braces syntax is faster and more readable IMHO.. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+53639 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53639&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53639&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53639&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53639&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+53639&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+53639&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php