PHP Internals News: Episode 21: str_starts_with() and friends
In this episode of "PHP Internals News" I chat with Will Hudgins (LinkedIn, Website, GitHub) about his "Add str_starts_with(), str_ends_with() and related functions" RFC.
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RFC: Add str_starts_with(), str_ends_with() and related functions
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The intl extension's functions operating on graphemes
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