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user3833682
user3833682

Reputation: 263

get two characters from different locations using php

I've values in database

Buyer Client Shipper Consignee Forwarding Agent Notification Company

I want BU from buyer SH from shipper CN from consignee FA from forwarding agent and NC from notification company with the help of PHP language so how could I achieve this? Right now I'm getting full name so I want two characters from different locations.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 47

Answers (2)

Priyank
Priyank

Reputation: 3868

<?php $myLoc = "Consignee";  // put your character...
$words = explode(" ",$myLoc);
count($words);
if($myLoc == "Consignee"){
$acronym = $myLoc{0}.$myLoc{2};
}
else if( count($words) >1){
    $acronym = "";

    foreach ($words as $w) {
      $acronym .= $w[0];
    }
    }else{
    $acronym = substr($myLoc, 0,2);
    } 
  echo  $acronym;
 ?>

Upvotes: 1

nitigyan
nitigyan

Reputation: 494

You can use this method

function getAcronym($word){
    $word = trim($word);
    if(strpos($word," ") >0){
        $acronym = strtoupper(substr($word,0,1).substr($word,strpos($word," ")+1,1));
    } else{
        $acronym = strtoupper(substr($word,0,2));
    }

    return $acronym;
}

print_r(getAcronym("Buyer")); // Gives BU
print_r(getAcronym("Notification Company")); // Gives NC

However for Consingment it will return CO an not CN as you mentioned. If you need specific characters for each word and not according to a single rule, you can either use a separate table where you can store Two characters short forms for each term and look up the table when required.

Upvotes: 0

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