mb_strrchr

(PHP 5 >= 5.2.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

mb_strrchr — Finds the last occurrence of a character in a string within another

Description

mb_strrchr(
    string $haystack,
    string $needle,
    bool $before_needle = false,
    ?string $encoding = null
): string|false

mb_strrchr() finds the last occurrence of needle in haystack and returns the portion of haystack. If needle is not found, it returns false.

Parameters

haystack

The string from which to get the last occurrence of needle.

needle

The string to find in haystack.

before_needle

Determines which portion of haystack this function returns. If set to true, it returns all of haystack from the beginning to the last occurrence of needle. If set to false, it returns all of haystack from the last occurrence of needle to the end.

encoding

The encoding parameter is the character encoding. If it is omitted or null, the internal character encoding value will be used.

Return Values

Returns the portion of haystack. or false if needle is not found.

Changelog

VersionDescription
8.0.0needle now accepts an empty string.
8.0.0encoding is nullable now.

See Also

  • strrchr() - Find the last occurrence of a character in a string
  • mb_strstr() - Finds first occurrence of a string within another
  • mb_strrichr() - Finds the last occurrence of a character in a string within another, case insensitive