Manipulating strings with the String class

String manipulation is probably one of PHP's biggest strengths, as it offers a handful of functions to perform a variety of operations. Even when almost every need can be fulfilled by using PHP's core methods, some forms of string manipulation may prove troublesome.

Note

To find out more about some of PHP's core string methods see http://php.net/manual/en/ref.strings.php.

CakePHP offers a utility class named String to help us deal with strings. This recipe introduces the class and its few, yet useful set of methods.

Getting ready

We need a controller to use as placeholder for our code. Create a file named examples_controller.php and place it in your app/controllers folder, with the following contents:

<?php
class ExamplesController extends AppController {
public $uses = null;
public function index() {
$this->_stop();
}
?>

How to do it...

Edit the app/controllers/examples_controller.php file and add the following at the beginning of the index...