iconv_strpos

Finds position of first occurrence of a needle within a haystack.

iconv_strpos Function synopsis

iconv_strpos(
    string $haystack,
    string $needle,
    int $offset = 0,
    ?string $encoding = null
  ): int|false

Parameters

$haystack

Typestring

The entire string.

$needle

Typestring

The searched substring.

$offset

OptionalTypeintDefault value0

The optional $offset parameter specifies the position from which the search should be performed. If the offset is negative, it is counted from the end of the string.

$encoding

OptionalType?stringDefault valuenull

If $encoding parameter is omitted or null, $string are assumed to be encoded in iconv.internal_encoding.

Return value

Typeint|false

Returns the numeric position of the first occurrence of $needle in $haystack.

If $needle is not found, iconv_strpos will return false.