Using negative lengths allows you to say "copy everything but the last three characters," : substr « String « PHP

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PHP » String » substr 
Using negative lengths allows you to say "copy everything but the last three characters,"
 
<?
    $string = "Goodbye, Perl!"
    $a = substr($string, 5);

    $b = substr($string, 55);

    $c = substr($string, 0, -1);

    $d = substr($string, -5);

    $e = substr($string, -54);

    $e will be set to "Perl"

    $f = substr($string, -5, -4);
?>
  
  
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