phpjs/functions/strings/strstr.js

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function strstr(haystack, needle, bool) {
  //  discuss at: http://phpjs.org/functions/strstr/
  // original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  // bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
  // improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
  //   example 1: strstr('Kevin van Zonneveld', 'van');
  //   returns 1: 'van Zonneveld'
  //   example 2: strstr('Kevin van Zonneveld', 'van', true);
  //   returns 2: 'Kevin '
  //   example 3: strstr('name@example.com', '@');
  //   returns 3: '@example.com'
  //   example 4: strstr('name@example.com', '@', true);
  //   returns 4: 'name'

  var pos = 0;

  haystack += '';
  pos = haystack.indexOf(needle);
  if (pos == -1) {
    return false;
  } else {
    if (bool) {
      return haystack.substr(0, pos);
    } else {
      return haystack.slice(pos);
    }
  }
}