strncasecmp

strncasecmp

Binary safe case-insensitive string comparison of the first n characters

int **strncasecmp** string $string1 string $string2 int $length

This function is similar to , with the difference that you can specify the (upper limit of the) number of characters from each string to be used in the comparison. strcasecmp

string1The first string.

string2The second string.

lengthThe length of strings to be used in the comparison.

Voorbeeld: example

<?php

$var1 = 'Hello John';
$var2 = 'hello Doe';
if (strncasecmp($var1, $var2, 5) === 0) {
    echo 'First 5 characters of $var1 and $var2 are equals in a case-insensitive string comparison';
}
?>

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