mb_substr_count

    (PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7, PHP 8)

    mb_substr_count — Count the number of substring occurrences

    Description

    mb_substr_count(string$haystack, string$needle, ?string$encoding = null): int

    Counts the number of times the needle substring occurs in the haystackstring.

    Parameters

    haystack

    The string being checked.

    needle

    The string being found.

    encoding

    The encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted or null, the internal character encoding value will be used.

    Return Values

    The number of times the needle substring occurs in the haystackstring.

    Changelog

    VersionDescription
    8.0.0encoding is nullable now.

    Examples

    Example #1 mb_substr_count() example

    <?php
    echo mb_substr_count("This is a test", "is"); // prints out 2
    ?>

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