(PHP 4 )
sscanf -- Parses input from a string according to a format
Description
mixed sscanf (string str, string format [, string var1...])
The function sscanf() is the input analog of
printf(). sscanf() reads from the string str and interprets it
according to the specified format. If only two parameters were passed to this
function, the values parsed will be returned as an array.
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Example 1. sscanf() Example
// getting the serial number
$serial = sscanf("SN/2350001","SN/%d");
// and the date of manufacturing
$mandate = "January 01 2000";
list($month, $day, $year) = sscanf($mandate,"%s %d %d");
echo "Item $serial was manufactured on: $year-".substr($month,0,3)."-$day\n";
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If optional parameters are passed, the function will return the number of assigned values. The
optional parameters must be passed by reference.
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Example 2. sscanf() - using optional parameters
// get author info and generate DocBook entry
$auth = "24\tLewis Carroll";
$n = sscanf($auth,"%d\t%s %s", ∓$id, ∓$first, ∓$last);
echo "<author id='$id'>
<firstname>$first</firstname>
<surname>$last</surname>
</author>\n";
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See also: fscanf(), printf(), and
sprintf().
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