Explaining the "String Starts With" Strategy - Know the Code

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It occurred to me that there were strategies I did in the last episode which need further explanation such as:

How mb_substr works
05:21 Why did I use mb_substr instead of mb_strpos
08:40 Refactoring to make the code more clear
09:21 How does function_exists() work and why/when do you use it
11:01 Should you use namespacing or function_exists() for helper utilities

In this episode, let’s dive into each of these strategies to help you figure out the best approach for you.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the 1s and 0s flowing in your computer.

Episodes

Total Lab Runtime: 01:58:54

1 Lab Introductionfree 03:24
2 Checking if String Starts With a Character or Substringpro 13:43
3 Explaining the "String Starts With" Strategypro 13:35
4 Check if String Ends With a Character or Substring - Part 1pro 15:11
5 Check if String Ends With a Character or Substring - Part 2pro 12:52
6 Has Substringpro 04:27
7 Truncate by Characterspro 17:18
8 Truncate by Wordspro 14:35
9 Converting to Lowercasepro 07:58
10 Converting to Uppercasepro 01:30
11 Splitting a String into An Arraypro 07:17
12 Joining Array Elements into a Stringpro 03:43
13 Wrap it Uppro 03:21

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