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strings.php
[edit | edit source]<?php
// This program splits a given comma-separated name into first and last name
// components and then displays the name.
//
// References:
// https://www.mathsisfun.com/temperature-conversion.html
// https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/PHP_Programming
function get_name()
{
do
{
echo "Enter name (last, first):\n";
$name = readline();
$index = strpos($name, ",");
} while ($index === FALSE);
return $name;
}
function get_last($name)
{
$index = strpos($name, ",");
if ($index === FALSE)
{
$last = "";
}
else
{
$last = substr($name, 0, $index);
}
return $last;
}
function get_first($name)
{
$index = strpos($name, ",");
if($index === FALSE)
{
$first = "";
}
else
{
$first = substr($name, $index + 1);
$first = trim($first);
}
return $first;
}
function display_name($first, $last)
{
echo "Hello " . $first . " " . $last . "!\n";
}
function main()
{
$name = get_name();
$last = get_last($name);
$first = get_first($name);
display_name($first, $last);
}
main();
?>
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