How can I write two functions that would take a string and return if it starts with the specified character/string or ends with it?
For example:
$str = '|apples}'; echo startsWith($str, '|'); //Returns true echo endsWith($str, '}'); //Returns true
Answer
function startsWith( $haystack, $needle ) {
$length = strlen( $needle );
return substr( $haystack, 0, $length ) === $needle;
}
function endsWith( $haystack, $needle ) {
$length = strlen( $needle );
if( !$length ) {
return true;
}
return substr( $haystack, -$length ) === $needle;
}
Use this if you don’t want to use a regex.