Equivalent PHP language code for C language code using pointers

Question

char *pointer = "Hello";
*pointer++;

Above code is in C language, What would be its equivalent PHP code?

Since PHP doesn't have pointers, there's no equivalent. What does this code do that you want to replicate in PHP? — deceze
– deceze ♦, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 11:06
There are no pointers in PHP. While they share a somewhat similar syntax, PHP is not C. — GordonM
– GordonM, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 11:08
PHP doesnt have pointers, so you wont have any equivalent code for that. Whats the intention behind this code, there might be a function which does that. — Realitätsverlust
– Realitätsverlust, Commented Nov 18, 2013 at 11:08

hek2mgl · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-18 13:15:56Z

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There are no pointers in PHP. You can access several chars of a string using the [] operator. (manual) The following code might do what you need:

 $string = "Hello";
 $position = 0;

 $char0 = $string[$position];
 $char1 = $string[++$position];

answered Nov 18, 2013 at 11:09

hek2mgl

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I think you want a pre-increment operator here, you're just getting char0 twice... :)