extract_content()

function extract_content(string $string, string $start_delim, string $end_delim): string

Description

Extracts a substring from a given string, defined by start and end delimiters. The function searches for the first occurrence of the start delimiter and the first subsequent occurrence of the end delimiter, then returns the text found between them. If either delimiter is not found, or if they are in the wrong order, an empty string is returned.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default	Required
$string	string	The full string from which to extract content.	N/A	Yes
$start_delim	string	The starting delimiter of the content to extract.	N/A	Yes
$end_delim	string	The ending delimiter of the content to extract.	N/A	Yes

Return Value

Type	Description
string	The content found between the specified delimiters, or an empty string if no content is found.

Example Usage

$string = "Hello, start here and end here, thanks.";
$start_delim = "start here";
$end_delim = "end here";
$extracted = $this->extract_content($string, $start_delim, $end_delim);
// $extracted will be " and "