str_decrement
Decrement an alphanumeric string
Description
string str_decrement(string $string
)
Parameters
-
string
-
The input string.
Return Values
Returns the decremented alphanumeric ASCII string.
Errors/Exceptions
A ValueError is thrown if
string
is empty.
A ValueError is thrown if
string
is not an alphanumeric
ASCII string.
A ValueError is thrown if
string
cannot be decremented.
For example, "A"
or "0"
.
Examples
Example #1 Basic str_decrement example
<?php
$str = 'ABC';
var_dump(str_decrement($str));
?>
The above example will output:
Example #2 str_decrement example with a carry
<?php
$str = 'ZA';
var_dump(str_decrement($str));
$str = 'AA';
var_dump(str_decrement($str));
?>
The above example will output:
string(2) "YZ"
string(1) "Z"