Re: [PHP4BETA] New function chrcount

I'm probably late (it's 10AM here), but I vote for substr_count(). At 00:55 25.4.2000 +0300, Andi Gutmans wrote the following: -------------------------------------------------------------- >At 12:52 AM 4/25/00 +0300, Andi Gutmans wrote: >>At 04:45 PM 4/24/00 -0500, Andrei Zmievski wrote: >>>On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Colin Viebrock wrote: >>> > How about num_times_char_is_in_string()? :) >>> > >>> > I'm still rooting for str_chr_freq(), or even just chr_freq(). I realize >>> > that etyomologists may cringe at the inexact use of "frequency", but >>> > "char_occurence" and "char_tally" look or sound funny, and and >>> > agree >>> > with Andi that "*_count" is kina ambiguous. >>> > >>> > How about str_matches() or chr_matches() ? >>> >>>Well, this is ambiguous too. Is "matches" a noun or a verb here? >> >>What is ambiguous is str_count(). It barely gives you a clue of what the function does. >>num_str_matches() might be more appropriate. Don't save a few characters just because >>you want to type less, it is more important that you find a name which makes sense and that the >>function's behavior can more or less be understood by its name. > >Another possiblity is: >substr_count() ------end of quote------ ____________________________________________________________ Cynic: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is the essential part of virtue. cynic@mail.cz ICQ: 2808 2505