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Request #39962 Suggestion: substr_add function
Submitted: 2006-12-27 14:42 UTC Modified: 2012-08-10 18:43 UTC
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From: pjoe444 at hotmail dot com Assigned:
Status: Wont fix Package: *General Issues
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 [2006-12-27 14:42 UTC] pjoe444 at hotmail dot com 
Description:
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SUGGESTION to the PhP Group 
(I did not find any place for suggestions on the site:
the suggestion links seem to point here)

How about a  SUBSTR_ADD  function similar to substr_replace

substr_add (mixed string, string replacement, int start [, int length] )

example when handling time (in schedules etc)

$var=1245
$var= substr_add ($var, ':', 2);
                  $var value now 12:45

Yes-- you can split and add and rejoin strings, or probably use preg_replace, but I am surprised that such a simple useful facility does not seem to be available in PHP !  :-(          Thanks!  Peter Douglas

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substr_insert.patch (last revision 2011-08-23 15:37 UTC by datibbaw@php.net)

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 [2006-12-27 14:55 UTC] pjoe444 at hotmail dot com 
( SUBTRACTION, on the other hand, does work simply enough with the current system:
with SUBSTR_REPLACE being able to replace a character with an empty string "" )
 [2011-08-23 14:05 UTC] datibbaw@php.net 
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: substr_insert.patch
Revision:   1314108314
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=39962&patch=substr_insert.patch&revision=1314108314
 [2011-08-23 14:08 UTC] datibbaw@php.net 
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: substr_insert.patch
Revision:   1314108530
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=39962&patch=substr_insert.patch&revision=1314108530
 [2011-08-23 14:28 UTC] arpad@php.net
-Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues
 [2011-08-23 14:28 UTC] arpad@php.net 
substr_replace() already provides this when the length argument is 0.
 [2011-08-23 15:37 UTC] datibbaw@php.net 
The following patch has been added/updated:

Patch Name: substr_insert.patch
Revision:   1314113875
URL:        https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=39962&patch=substr_insert.patch&revision=1314113875
 [2012-08-10 18:43 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Wont fix
 [2012-08-10 18:43 UTC] nikic@php.net 
Closing this, as it can be easily done with substr_replace() already:

    $var = substr_replace($var, ':', 2, 0);

Doesn't make much sense to add an extra function for this.
 [2012-08-10 18:43 UTC] nikic@php.net
-Summary: Suggestion: SUBSTR_ADD Function +Summary: Suggestion: substr_add function
 
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