Laravel 5.5 String Helper Function: before

The before method can be used to return a part of a string before the first occurrence of a $search character.

This method can be used to help parse URL query strings, or to quickly find substrings based on a certain character; it is the logical opposite of the after helper method.

#Signature

The signature of the before method is:

1public static function before(
2        $subject,
3        $search
4    );

#Example Use

The before method can be used like so:

1use Illuminate\Support\Str;
2 
3// Outputs "https://stillat.com"
4echo Str::before('https://stillat.com?ref=newsletter', '?');

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