Question

How to check if a string starts with "_" in PHP

Answer 1

$string = '_PHP Programming';

if (substr($string, 0, 1) == '_') {
    echo 'yes';
} else {
    echo 'no';
}



/*
run:

yes

*/

 

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Answer 2

$string = '_PHP Programming';

if (strpos($string, '_') === 0) {
    echo 'yes';
} else {
    echo 'no';
}



/*
run:

yes

*/

 

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Answer 3

$string = '_PHP Programming';

if (str_starts_with($string, '_')) {
    echo 'yes';
} else {
    echo 'no';
}




/*
run:

yes

*/

 

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