Re: Re[2]: [PHP] counting words in a string

You need to look at a few options... one is regular expression (not my forte), or perhaps winding through the string one character at a time, writing a very simple state engine. Justin French on 28/09/02 4:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: Hello Justin, That worked

Re: Re[2]: [PHP] counting words in a string

else you need to do - counting, positions, etc Debbie - Original Message - From: Justin French [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Richard Kurth [EMAIL PROTECTED]; php-general [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: Re: Re[2]: [PHP] counting words in a string You need

Re: Re[2]: [PHP] counting words in a string

wouldn't it be easier and more efficient to simply count the number of spaces in the string (and add 1)? using substr_count or something similar olinux --- Justin French [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You need to look at a few options... one is regular expression (not my forte), or perhaps