strcoll – PHP String Functions

Syntax :

Description :

strcoll() function will function compares two strings based on locale and  this comparison is case sensitive.

Parameter :

• string1 – This is a Required parameter. It is the first string which will be compared.
• string2 – This is a Required parameter. It is the second string which will be compared.

Output :

It will returns below values are:

• 0 – if the two strings are equal.
• < 0 – if string1 is less than string2.
• > 0 – if string1 is greater than string2.

ChangeLog :

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Version, Description
PHP 4.2.3 , This function now works on win32.
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Related articles : preg_match(), strcmp(), strcasecmp(), substr(), stristr(), strncasecmp(), strstr(), strncmp().

strcoll() – PHP Functions Example 1 : It returns 0 if the strings are equal.

<?php
$str1 = 'Tutorialmines';
$str2 = 'Tutorialmines';

setlocale (LC_COLLATE, 'NL');
echo strcoll($str1,$str2);
echo "<br>";

setlocale (LC_COLLATE, 'en_US');
echo strcoll($str1,$str2);
echo "<br>";

setlocale (LC_COLLATE, 'de_DE');
echo strcoll($str1,$str2);
?>