PHP String Operators: Manipulating Strings in PHP
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PHP has two operators that are specially designed for strings.
| Operator | Name | Example | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| . | Concatenation | $txt1 . $txt2 | Concatenation of $txt1 and $txt2 |
| .= | Concatenation assignment | $txt1 .= $txt2 | Appends $txt2 to $txt1 |
Example: . Concatenation
Code:
<span class="pln"> </span><span class="dec"><!DOCTYPE html></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"><html></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"><body></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun"><?</span><span class="pln">php $txt1 </span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="str">"Happy"</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> $txt2 </span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="str">" Coding!"</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> echo $txt1 </span><span class="pun">.</span><span class="pln"> $txt2</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun">?></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"></body></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"></html></span><span class="pln"> </span>
Output:
The above code will produce the following result-
<span class="pln"> </span><span class="typ">Happy</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="typ">Coding</span><span class="pun">!</span><span class="pln"> </span>
Example: .= Concatenation assignment
Code:
<span class="pln"> </span><span class="dec"><!DOCTYPE html></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"><html></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"><body></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun"><?</span><span class="pln">php $txt1 </span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="str">"Happy"</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> $txt2 </span><span class="pun">=</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="str">" coding!!"</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> $txt1 </span><span class="pun">.=</span><span class="pln"> $txt2</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> echo $txt1</span><span class="pun">;</span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="pun">?></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"></body></span><span class="pln"> </span><span class="tag"></html></span><span class="pln"> </span>
Output:
The above code will produce the following result-
<span class="pln"> </span><span class="typ">Happy</span><span class="pln"> coding</span><span class="pun">!!</span><span class="pln"> </span>
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