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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="function.str-word-count">
<refnamediv>
<refname>str_word_count</refname>
<refpurpose>
Return information about words used in a string
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>mixed</type><methodname>str_word_count</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>string</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>format</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Counts the number of words inside <parameter>string</parameter>.
If the optional <parameter>format</parameter> is not specified, then
the return value will be an integer representing the number of words
found. In the event the <parameter>format</parameter> is specified, the return
value will be an array, content of which is dependent on the
<parameter>format</parameter>. The possible value for the
<parameter>format</parameter> and the resultant outputs are listed below.
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<simpara>
1 - returns an array containing all the words found inside the
<parameter>string</parameter>.
</simpara>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<simpara>
2 - returns an associative array, where the key is the numeric
position of the word inside the <parameter>string</parameter> and
the value is the actual word itself.
</simpara>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
<para>
For the purpose of this function, 'word' is defined as a locale dependent
string containing alphabetic characters, which also may contain, but not start
with &quot;'&quot; and &quot;-&quot; characters.
</para>
<para>
<example>
<title>Example uses for <function>str_word_count</function></title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$str = "Hello friend, you're
looking good today!";
$a = str_word_count($str, 1);
$b = str_word_count($str, 2);
$c = str_word_count($str);
print_r($a);
print_r($b);
print $c;
/* Output may look like:
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[1] => friend
[2] => you're
[3] => looking
[4] => good
[5] => today
)
Array
(
[0] => Hello
[6] => friend
[14] => you're
[29] => looking
[46] => good
[51] => today
)
6
*/
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
<para>
See also <function>explode</function>,
<function>preg_split</function>,
<function>split</function>,
<function>count_chars</function>, and
<function>substr_count</function>.
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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