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@NogDogFeb 14.2005 — #
To make it case-insensitive:
Alternatively, if you prefer that "cuff" matches "the gold cuff link shines" and "police use handcuffs sometimes", you could just use:
How to do a search box ?
I want to do a search box that can find
$word in $sentence
so if $word = “cuff” and
$sentence = “Gold cuff links”
then the if stmt will be true.
Do I use a LIKE stmt or something ?
i.e.
if ( $word LIKE $sentence ){
do it
}
Thanks for any help !
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@NogDogFeb 14.2005 — #[i]Originally posted by BeachSide [/i]
[B]you could always use a regex
[code=php][/B][/QUOTE]
<?php
$word = "cuff";
$sentence = "the gold cuff link shines";
if (preg_match('/\b' . $word . '\b/', $sentence)) {
echo "success";
} else {
echo "fail!";
}
?>
[/code]
To make it case-insensitive:
[code=php]if (preg_match('/\b' . $word . '\b/i', $sentence)) {[/code]Alternatively, if you prefer that "cuff" matches "the gold cuff link shines" and "police use handcuffs sometimes", you could just use:
[code=php]
# importatnt that you use !== and NOT !=
if(strpos(strtoupper($sentence), strtoupper($word)) !== FALSE)
{
# found it
}
else
{
# did not find it
}
[/code]