JString/substr

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Description[edit]

UTF-8 aware alternative to substr Return part of a string given character offset (and optionally length)

Syntax[edit]

static substr($str, $offset, $length=FALSE)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$str
$offset		number of UTF-8 characters offset (from left)
$length	FALSE	(optional) length in UTF-8 characters from offset

Returns[edit]

mixed string or FALSE if failure

Defined in[edit]

libraries/joomla/utilities/string.php

Importing[edit]

jimport( 'joomla.utilities.string' );

Source Body[edit]

public static function substr($str, $offset, $length = FALSE)
{
        if ($length === FALSE) {
                return utf8_substr($str, $offset);
        } else {
                return utf8_substr($str, $offset, $length);
        }
}

Examples[edit]

Code Examples[edit]

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