10 Questions
Which function capitalizes the first character of a string?
ucfirst()
What is the purpose of the substr()
function?
To return a portion of a string
Which function adds elements to the beginning of an array?
array_unshift()
If you need to check if a string is set, which function would you use?
isset()
Which function sorts an array in descending order?
rsort()
Which function would you use to remove the last element of an array?
array_pop()
What does the trim()
function do?
Removes whitespace from the beginning and end of a string
Which function searches for a value in an array and returns its key?
array_search()
What does strtolower()
do?
Converts all characters of a string to lowercase
Which of these functions will remove whitespace only from the beginning of a string?
ltrim()
Study Notes
String Functions
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String manipulation:
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strtolower()
: converts a string to lowercase -
strtoupper()
: converts a string to uppercase -
ucfirst()
: capitalizes the first character of a string -
lcfirst()
: converts the first character of a string to lowercase
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String extraction:
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substr()
: returns a portion of a string -
substr_replace()
: replaces a portion of a string
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String searching:
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strpos()
: finds the position of a substring within a string -
strrpos()
: finds the position of a substring within a string, starting from the end
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String verification:
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empty()
: checks if a string is empty -
isset()
: checks if a string is set
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String formatting:
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trim()
: removes whitespace from the beginning and end of a string -
ltrim()
: removes whitespace from the beginning of a string -
rtrim()
: removes whitespace from the end of a string
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Array Functions
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Array creation:
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array()
: creates a new array -
range()
: creates an array of consecutive integers
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Array manipulation:
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array_push()
: adds one or more elements to the end of an array -
array_pop()
: removes the last element of an array -
array_shift()
: removes the first element of an array -
array_unshift()
: adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array
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Array searching:
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in_array()
: checks if a value exists in an array -
array_search()
: searches for a value in an array and returns its key
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Array sorting:
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sort()
: sorts an array in ascending order -
rsort()
: sorts an array in descending order -
asort()
: sorts an array in ascending order, maintaining key associations -
ksort()
: sorts an array by key in ascending order
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Array filtering:
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array_filter()
: filters elements of an array using a callback function -
array_diff()
: returns an array of elements that are not present in another array
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String Functions
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String manipulation:
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strtolower()
converts a string to lowercase -
strtoupper()
converts a string to uppercase -
ucfirst()
capitalizes the first character of a string -
lcfirst()
converts the first character of a string to lowercase
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String extraction:
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substr()
returns a portion of a string -
substr_replace()
replaces a portion of a string
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String searching:
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strpos()
finds the position of a substring within a string -
strrpos()
finds the position of a substring within a string, starting from the end
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String verification:
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empty()
checks if a string is empty -
isset()
checks if a string is set
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String formatting:
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trim()
removes whitespace from the beginning and end of a string -
ltrim()
removes whitespace from the beginning of a string -
rtrim()
removes whitespace from the end of a string
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Array Functions
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Array creation:
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array()
creates a new array -
range()
creates an array of consecutive integers
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Array manipulation:
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array_push()
adds one or more elements to the end of an array -
array_pop()
removes the last element of an array -
array_shift()
removes the first element of an array -
array_unshift()
adds one or more elements to the beginning of an array
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Array searching:
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in_array()
checks if a value exists in an array -
array_search()
searches for a value in an array and returns its key
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Array sorting:
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sort()
sorts an array in ascending order -
rsort()
sorts an array in descending order -
asort()
sorts an array in ascending order, maintaining key associations -
ksort()
sorts an array by key in ascending order
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Array filtering:
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array_filter()
filters elements of an array using a callback function -
array_diff()
returns an array of elements that are not present in another array
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Test your knowledge of string manipulation and extraction functions in PHP, including strtolower, strtoupper, ucfirst, and more.
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