increment_string()

increment_string($str[, $separator = '_'[, $first = 1]])

Parameters:	$str (string) – Input string $separator (string) – Separator to append a duplicate number with $first (int) – Starting number
Returns:	An incremented string
Return type:	string

Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the number. Useful for creating “copies” or a file or duplicating database content which has unique titles or slugs.

Usage example:

echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"
echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"
echo increment_string('file_4'); // "file_5"

Links:

http://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/helpers/string_helper.html#increment_string

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2025-01-10 15:47:30

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