Check if variable value is same as string

Question

I would like to have if condition which can validate PHP variable has value like string

 $string = "language English"
 $lan = "ENG"
 //So $lan has value "ENG" which is in string 
 if($lan LIKE $string )
 {
         // DO some thing.
 }

Is there way to check this? or any other ways, good examples, good practice.?

@mario Why do people like you comment rather than answer when you clearly know the answer? lol just wondering :) — Krimson
– Krimson, Commented May 8, 2014 at 13:27

Daan · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-08 13:21:20Z

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// If not case sensitive

if (strpos($string,$lan) !== false) {
    echo 'true';
}

// If case sensitive

if (stripos($string,$lan) !== false) {
    echo 'true';
}

answered May 8, 2014 at 13:21

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Niet the Dark Absol Over a year ago

stripos otherwise no match.

mrdeveloper · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-08 13:34:58Z

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<?php

 $string = "language English";
 $lan = "ENG";

 $eng = '/'.$lan.'/i'; // 'i' indicates a case-insensitive search
 $check=preg_match($eng, $string);

 if($check)
 {
 echo "Match Found";    
 }
 else
 {
 echo "Match not found";
 }

?>

edited May 8, 2014 at 13:34

answered May 8, 2014 at 13:28

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dev4092 · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-08 13:26:19Z

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You can also use is_numeric function 

if (!is_numeric("test")) 
 {
 echo "Yes";
 } else {
 echo "No";
 }

answered May 8, 2014 at 13:26

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3 Comments

Krimson Over a year ago

this doesn't answer the question

dev4092 Over a year ago

if(!is_numeric("ENG")) {// // DO some thing.}

Krimson Over a year ago

OP want to do something if the value eng appears in another string language English. Not when the value is a non-numeric

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