function getdatabetween($string, $start, $end){
$sp = strpos($string, $start)+strlen($start);
$ep = strpos($string, $end)-strlen($start);
$data = trim(substr($string, $sp, $ep));
return trim($data);
}
$dt = "Hello cat bye Hello dog bye";
echo getdatabetween($dt, 'Hello', 'bye');
How do I add the offset to this function?
Example:
$dt = "Hello cat bye Hello dog bye";
echo getdatabetween($dt, 'Hello', 'bye', 0); //result = cat
echo getdatabetween($dt, 'Hello', 'bye', 1); //result = dog
The function strpos implements a offset param.
Try this
function getdatabetween($string, $start, $end, $offset){
$sp = strpos($string, $start, $offset)+strlen($start);
$ep = strpos($string, $end, $offset)-strlen($start);
$data = trim(substr($string, $sp, $ep));
return trim($data);
}