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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. chroma-x/string-builder ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) chroma-x/string-builder ======================= A string builder library providing different string methods written in PHP. 1.1.0(1y ago)41.4k41MITPHPPHP >=5.4CI failing Since Aug 9Pushed 1y ago1 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/chroma-x/php-string-builder)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/chroma-x/string-builder)[ Docs](https://chroma-x.de/)[ RSS](/packages/chroma-x-string-builder/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (2)Versions (14)Used By (1) PHP String Builder ================== [](#php-string-builder) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/06671f8b4b4132b34a94b2220ffe9359d0335ea9dd9bef8652f0a4994e71e81d/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f6368726f6d612d782f7068702d737472696e672d6275696c6465722e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/chroma-x/php-string-builder)[![Test Coverage](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2b4b55824f78a3f40888100c712ae02fa8ee47eeca94c2fd847e5a2c8439393f/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f6769746875622f6368726f6d612d782f7068702d737472696e672d6275696c6465722f6261646765732f636f7665726167652e737667)](https://codeclimate.com/github/chroma-x/php-string-builder/coverage)[![Dependency Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/3c6f330933d741b7257200881fc538cca32bb1b530c64f3da861e6f813eecc3a/68747470733a2f2f7777772e76657273696f6e6579652e636f6d2f757365722f70726f6a656374732f3537616133336164663237636332303035303130326630652f62616467652e737667)](https://www.versioneye.com/user/projects/57aa33adf27cc20050102f0e)[![SensioLabs Insight](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/2d4e25d78c150f21e4ce762fa1012f4ab573f3c4749ab29e3107720974c2513a/68747470733a2f2f696d672e736869656c64732e696f2f73656e73696f6c6162732f692f65633336393137642d626161312d343832632d383931362d3431653261326334386435632e737667)](https://insight.sensiolabs.com/projects/ec36917d-baa1-482c-8916-41e2a2c48d5c)[![Code Climate](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/7fa4f19dcfd60502643ba7bfe44f65189021980f69b2996319a62a7686677029/68747470733a2f2f636f6465636c696d6174652e636f6d2f6769746875622f6368726f6d612d782f7068702d737472696e672d6275696c6465722f6261646765732f6770612e737667)](https://codeclimate.com/github/chroma-x/php-string-builder)[![Latest Stable Version](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c2cc788d33ea6578941c4b0516f3ecb2d3158483c87e0eebd95c2ecbd0aefba7/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6368726f6d612d782f737472696e672d6275696c6465722f762f737461626c65)](https://packagist.org/packages/chroma-x/string-builder)[![Total Downloads](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/ed12a65381d90b1af3d99e09d33990205837077addd4eddef9e228e4755b5d8c/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6368726f6d612d782f737472696e672d6275696c6465722f646f776e6c6f616473)](https://packagist.org/packages/chroma-x/string-builder)[![License](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/c49c1fb5eb2d8a709148b43dac5d8b72cdb39cccb2618454098a79d3f12ef607/68747470733a2f2f706f7365722e707567782e6f72672f6368726f6d612d782f737472696e672d6275696c6465722f6c6963656e7365)](https://packagist.org/packages/chroma-x/string-builder) A basic string builder library providing different string methods written in PHP. Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` { "require": { "chroma-x/string-builder": "~1.0" } } ``` Usage ----- [](#usage) ### Autoloading and namesapce [](#autoloading-and-namesapce) ``` require_once('path/to/vendor/autoload.php'); ``` ### Building and modifying a string [](#building-and-modifying-a-string) ``` use ChromaX\StringBuilder\StringBuilder; $builder = new StringBuilder('rolod muspi meroL'); $builder ->reverse() ->append(' sit amet, consetetur') ->append(12) ->append(false) ->prepend('b') ->append(true) ->insert(1, 'qäs') ->replace(6, 2, 'wertz') ->setCharAt(4, '2') ->delete(0, 2) ->delete(40) ->deleteCharAt(3); $result = $builder->build(); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 1. Built string ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->buildSubstring(5, 2); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 2. Built substring ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->buildSubstring(5); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 3. Built substring ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->charAt(5); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 4. Character at position 5 ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->firstChar(); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 5. First character ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->lastChar(); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 6. Last character ' . $result . PHP_EOL); ``` will output the following ``` 1. Built string ä2wertzem ipsum dolor sit amet, conset 2. Built substring rt 3. Built substring rtzem ipsum dolor sit amet, conset 4. Character at position 5 r 5. First character ä 6. Last character t ``` ### Getting string properties [](#getting-string-properties) ``` $result = $builder->length(); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 7. String length ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->size(); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 8. Number of bytes ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->indexOf('e'); fwrite(STDOUT, ' 9. First occurence of "e" ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->indexOf('e', 5); fwrite(STDOUT, '10. First occurence of "e" after position 5 ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->lastIndexOf('e'); fwrite(STDOUT, '11. Last occurence of "e" ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->lastIndexOf('e', 5); fwrite(STDOUT, '12. Last occurence of "e" before the 5th last character ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->contains('ipsum'); fwrite(STDOUT, '13. Whether the string contains "ipsum" ' . $result . PHP_EOL); ``` will output the following ``` 7. String length 38 8. Number of bytes 39 9. First occurence of "e" 4 10. First occurence of "e" after position 5 8 11. Last occurence of "e" 37 12. Last occurence of "e" before the 5th last character 29 13. Whether the string contains "ipsum" ``` ### Exception handling [](#exception-handling) All methods throw an `\InvalidArgumentException` if misconfigured except `indexOf` and `lastIndexOf` wich return `null` if the given subtring is not contained by the string to build. ``` use ChromaX\StringBuilder\StringBuilder; try { $builder = new StringBuilder(); $result = $builder->indexOf('a'); fwrite(STDOUT, '1. Result ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->lastIndexOf('a'); fwrite(STDOUT, '2. Result ' . $result . PHP_EOL); $result = $builder->charAt(10); fwrite(STDOUT, '3. Result ' . $result . PHP_EOL); } catch (\InvalidArgumentException $exception) { fwrite(STDERR, 'Exception with message ' . $exception->getMessage() . PHP_EOL); } ``` will output the following ``` 1. Result 2. Result Exception with message Position invalid ``` --- Contribution ------------ [](#contribution) Contributing to our projects is always very appreciated. **But: please follow the contribution guidelines written down in the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/chroma-x/php-string-builder/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) document.** License ------- [](#license) PHP String Builder is under the MIT license. ### Health Score 38 — LowBetter than 85% of packages Maintenance38 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity22 Limited adoption so far Community14 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity65 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 50% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~252 days Recently: every ~628 days Total 13 Last Release 546d ago PHP version history (2 changes)1.0.0PHP >=5.3 1.0.5PHP >=5.4 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5921241?v=4)[Martin Brecht-Precht](/maintainers/bonscho)[@Bonscho](https://github.com/Bonscho) --- Top Contributors [![abmarkenwerk](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/61745221?v=4)](https://github.com/abmarkenwerk "abmarkenwerk (1 commits)")[![Bonscho](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/5921241?v=4)](https://github.com/Bonscho "Bonscho (1 commits)") --- Tags composer-packagephp-librarystring-builderstring-manipulationstringbuilder ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/chroma-x-string-builder/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/chroma-x-string-builder/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/chroma-x-string-builder) ``` ### Alternatives [nette/utils 🛠 Nette Utils: lightweight utilities for string & array manipulation, image handling, safe JSON encoding/decoding, validation, slug or strong password generating etc. 2.1k394.3M1.5k](/packages/nette-utils)[danielstjules/stringy A string manipulation library with multibyte support 2.4k26.0M191](/packages/danielstjules-stringy)[coduo/php-to-string Simple library that converts PHP value into strings 27112.7M10](/packages/coduo-php-to-string)[kwn/number-to-words Multi language standalone PHP number to words converter. 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