str_word_count

Definition and usage

str_word_count() function calculates the number of words in a string.

Example

Example 1

Calculate the number of words in the string "I love Shanghai!":

 <?php
echo str_word_count ( "I love Shanghai!" ) ;
?>

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Example 2

Returns an array containing words in a string:

 <?php
print_r ( str_word_count ( "I love Shanghai!" , 1 ) ) ;
?>

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Example 3

Returns an array where the key name is the position of the word in the string and the key value is the actual word:

 <?php
print_r ( str_word_count ( "I love Shanghai!" , 2 ) ) ;
?>

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Example 4

Set and not set char parameters:

 <?php
print_r ( str_word_count ( "I love Shanghai & good morning!" , 1 ) ) ;
print_r ( str_word_count ( "I love Shanghai & good morning!" , 1 , "&" ) ) ;
?>

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grammar

 str_word_count ( string , return , char )