PHP Exercises: Create a new string where 'if' is added to the front of a given string

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PHP Basic Algorithm: Exercise-5 with Solution

Write a PHP program to create a new string where 'if' is added to the front of a given string. If the string already begins with 'if', return the string unchanged.

Sample Solution:

PHP Code :

<?php
function test($s)
{
  if (strlen($s) >= 2 && substr($s,0, 2) == "if")
            {
                return $s;
            }
      return "if ".$s;
}
echo test("if else")."\n";
echo test("else")."\n";
echo test("if")."\n";

Sample Output:

if else
if else
if

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PHP: Tips of the Day

How to Sort Multi-dimensional Array by Value?

Try a usort, If you are still on PHP 5.2 or earlier, you'll have to define a sorting function first:

Example:

function sortByOrder($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
}

usort($myArray, 'sortByOrder');

Starting in PHP 5.3, you can use an anonymous function:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] - $b['order'];
});

And finally with PHP 7 you can use the spaceship operator:

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    return $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
});

To extend this to multi-dimensional sorting, reference the second/third sorting elements if the first is zero - best explained below. You can also use this for sorting on sub-elements.

usort($myArray, function($a, $b) {
    $retval = $a['order'] <=> $b['order'];
    if ($retval == 0) {
        $retval = $a['suborder'] <=> $b['suborder'];
        if ($retval == 0) {
            $retval = $a['details']['subsuborder'] <=> $b['details']['subsuborder'];
        }
    }
    return $retval;
});

If you need to retain key associations, use uasort() - see comparison of array sorting functions in the manual

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