string.php File Reference

String handling functions. More...

Functions
	string_replace ($string, $array)
	Find and replace multiple characters or strings in a string - takes source string and array of find=>replace values.
	string_contains ($haystack, $needle)
	Check to see if one string contains another.
	string_clean ($text, $ignore_chars='', $options=array())
	Converts a string to a format suitable for files and urls.
	string_date ($date_string=null, $format=null)
	Converts a strtotime string in UK format (eg 7/3/09 is 7th of March) to a date of the required format.
	string_date_db ($date_string_uk_or_timestamp=null, $format=null)
	Formats the date in an ISO format.
	string_date_is_empty ($date)
	Checks to see if date is empty or a null value.
	string_truncate ($text, $num_chars, $options=array())
	Truncates text by given number of characters.
	string_xml_entities ($str)
	Replaces all html entities ('&') to its xml counterpart('&');.
	string_format_postcode ($string)
	Formats a string as a UK postcode - upper case letters and spaces in the right places.
	string_title_case ($string)
	Forces the string format to title case.
	string_append (&$string, $to_append, $prefix=', ', $suffix='')
	Append a string to another.
	string_labelize ($string)
	Create a label from a database field name.
	string_format_address ($array, $filter=null)
	Formats an address array as an address string, separated by commas.
	string_replace_smart_quotes ($text)
	Replace smart quotes and special characters with straight quotes, dashes etc.
	string_password ($length=8, $is_numbers=true, $is_letters_lc=true, $is_letters_uc=false)
	Generate random password.

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Detailed Description

String handling functions.

Author:

James Tierney / Fifteen Digital Developers Ltd

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Function Documentation

string_truncate	(		$text,
			$num_chars,
			$options = array()
	)

Truncates text by given number of characters.

Optionally appends an elipsis ('...')