PHP count_chars() Function

In this chapter you will learn:

  1. Definition for PHP count_chars() Function
  2. Syntax for PHP count_chars() Function
  3. Parameter for PHP count_chars() Function
  4. Return for PHP count_chars() Function
  5. Example - Get the caracter count

Definition

The count_chars() function returns an array containing the letters used in that string and how many times each letter was used.

Syntax

PHP count_chars() function has the following syntax.

mixed count_chars ( string str [, int mode] )

Parameter

If the mode parameter is 1, only letters with a frequency greater than 0 are listed; if the mode parameter is 2, only letters with a frequency equal to 0 are listed.

Return

PHP count_chars() function returns the character count.

Example

Get the caracter count


<?PHP//from j  av a 2 s. c  o  m
$str = "This is a test from java2s.com."; 
$a = count_chars($str, 1); 
print_r($a); 
?>

In that output, ASCII codes are used for the array keys, and the frequencies of each letter are used as the array values.

The code above generates the following result.

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  2. Syntax for PHP crc32() Function
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