(PHP 4 >= 4.3.0, PHP 5, PHP 7)
str_word_count — Return information about words used in a string
Counts the number of words inside string.
If the optional format is not specified, then
the return value will be an integer representing the number of words
found. In the event the format is specified, the return
value will be an array, content of which is dependent on the
format. The possible value for the
format and the resultant outputs are listed below.
For the purpose of this function, 'word' is defined as a locale dependent string containing alphabetic characters, which also may contain, but not start with "'" and "-" characters.
stringThe string
formatSpecify the return value of this function. The current supported values are:
string
string and
the value is the actual word itself
charlistA list of additional characters which will be considered as 'word'
Returns an array or an integer, depending on the
format chosen.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 5.1.0 |
Added the charlist parameter
|
Example #1 A str_word_count() example
<?php
$str = "Hello fri3nd, you're
looking good today!";
print_r(str_word_count($str, 1));
print_r(str_word_count($str, 2));
print_r(str_word_count($str, 1, 'àáãç3'));
echo str_word_count($str);
?>
The above example will output:
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[1] => fri
[2] => nd
[3] => you're
[4] => looking
[5] => good
[6] => today
)
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[6] => fri
[10] => nd
[14] => you're
[29] => looking
[46] => good
[51] => today
)
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[1] => fri3nd
[2] => you're
[3] => looking
[4] => good
[5] => today
)
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