PHP string functions not working for json_encoded values [closed]

Question

PHP string functions explode() and substr() for json_encoded values was not working in this case for me. In my case, it was

 <?php
 echo json_encode($this->data[$this->widget_id]);
 ?>

OUTPUT:
2 votes (4 rating)

I want to remove 2 votes from the above output and i just tried with explode() and substr() but both were not working for me.

Iam looking for the

OUTPUT : 4 rating

Anybody plz help me in dis? Thanks in advance

DevMetal91 · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-12 09:30:41Z

up vote 1 down vote accepted

Try regex preg_math ad use the $matches.

The regex is:

/\(+(.*)\)/

answered Dec 12 '12 at 9:30

DevMetal91
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Nick · Answer 2 · 2012-12-12 09:33:14Z

up vote 0 down vote

Simple and stupid way:

$str = json_encode($this->data[$this->widget_id]);
$pos = strpos($str, '(') + 1;
$count = strpos($str, ')') - $pos;
echo substr($str, $pos, $count);

answered Dec 12 '12 at 9:33

Nick
433413

closed as not a real question by deceze, Brian Driscoll, JaredMcAteer, Linger, Stewbob Dec 12 '12 at 13:54