Complex classes like StringHelper often do a lot of different things. To break such a class down, we need to identify a cohesive component within that class. A common approach to find such a component is to look for fields/methods that share the same prefixes, or suffixes. You can also have a look at the cohesion graph to spot any un-connected, or weakly-connected components.
Once you have determined the fields that belong together, you can apply the Extract Class refactoring. If the component makes sense as a sub-class, Extract Subclass is also a candidate, and is often faster.
While breaking up the class, it is a good idea to analyze how other classes use StringHelper, and based on these observations, apply Extract Interface, too.
| 1 | <?php  | 
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| 22 | class StringHelper extends BaseStringHelper  | 
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| 23 | { | 
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| 24 | /**  | 
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| 25 | * TypeCast a string to its specific types.  | 
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| 26 | *  | 
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| 27 |      * Arrays will passed to to the {{luya\helpers\ArrayHelper::typeCast()}} class. | 
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| 28 | *  | 
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| 29 |      * @param mixed $string The input string to type cast. Arrays will be passted to {{luya\helpers\ArrayHelper::typeCast()}}. | 
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| 30 | * @return mixed The new type casted value, if the input is an array the output is the typecasted array.  | 
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| 31 | */  | 
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| 32 | public static function typeCast($string)  | 
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| 42 | |||
| 43 | /**  | 
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| 44 | * String Wildcard Check.  | 
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| 45 | *  | 
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| 46 | * Checks whether a strings starts with the wildcard symbole and compares the string before the wild card symbol *  | 
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| 47 | * with the string provided, if there is NO wildcard symbold it always return false.  | 
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| 48 | *  | 
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| 49 | *  | 
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| 50 | * @param string $string The string which should be checked with $with comperator  | 
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| 51 | * @param string $with The with string which must end with the wildcard symbol * e.g. `foo*` would match string `foobar`.  | 
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| 52 | * @param boolean $caseSensitive Whether to compare the starts with string as case sensitive or not, defaults to true.  | 
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| 53 | * @return boolean Whether the string starts with the wildcard marked string or not, if no wildcard symbol is contained.  | 
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| 54 | * in the $with it always returns false.  | 
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| 55 | */  | 
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| 56 | public static function startsWithWildcard($string, $with, $caseSensitive = true)  | 
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| 66 | |||
| 67 | /**  | 
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| 68 | * See if filter conditions match the given value.  | 
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| 69 | *  | 
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| 70 | * Example filter conditions:  | 
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| 71 | *  | 
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| 72 | * + `cms_*` matches everything starting with "cms_".  | 
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| 73 | * + `cms_*,admin_*` matches booth cms_* and admin_* tables.  | 
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| 74 | * + `!cms_*` matches all not start with "cms_"  | 
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| 75 | * + `!cms_*,!admin_*` matches all not starting with "cms_" and not starting with "admin_"  | 
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| 76 | * + `cms_*,!admin_*` matches all start with "cms_" but not start with "admin_"  | 
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| 77 | *  | 
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| 78 | * Only first match is relevant:  | 
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| 79 | *  | 
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| 80 | * + "cms_*,!admin_*,admin_*" include all cms_* tables but exclude all admin_* tables (last match has no effect)  | 
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| 81 | * + "cms_*,admin_*,!admin_*" include all cms_* and admin_* tables (last match has no effect)  | 
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| 82 | *  | 
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| 83 | * Example using condition string:  | 
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| 84 | *  | 
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| 85 | * ```php  | 
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| 86 |      * filterMatch('hello', 'he*'); // true | 
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| 87 |      * filterMatch('hello', 'ho,he*'); // true | 
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| 88 |      * filterMatch('hello', ['ho', 'he*']); // true | 
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| 89 | * ```  | 
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| 90 | *  | 
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| 91 | * @param $value The value on which the filter conditions should be applied on.  | 
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| 92 | * @param array|string $filters An array of filter conditions, if a string is given he will be exploded by commas.  | 
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| 93 | * @param boolean $caseSensitive Whether to match value even when lower/upper case is not correct/same.  | 
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| 94 | * @return bool Returns true if one of the given filter conditions matches.  | 
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| 95 | * @since 1.3.0  | 
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| 96 | */  | 
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| 97 | public static function filterMatch($value, $conditions, $caseSensitive = true)  | 
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| 122 | /**  | 
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| 123 | * TypeCast a numeric value to float or integer.  | 
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| 124 | *  | 
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| 125 | * If the given value is not a numeric or float value it will be returned as it is. In order to find out whether its float  | 
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| 126 |      * or not use {{luya\helpers\StringHelper::isFloat()}}. | 
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| 127 | *  | 
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| 128 | * @param mixed $value The given value to parse.  | 
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| 129 | * @return mixed Returns the original value if not numeric or integer, float casted value.  | 
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| 130 | */  | 
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| 131 | public static function typeCastNumeric($value)  | 
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| 144 | /**  | 
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| 145 | * Checks whether a string is a float value.  | 
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| 146 | *  | 
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| 147 | * Compared to `is_float` function of php, it only ensures whether the input variable is type float.  | 
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| 148 | *  | 
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| 149 | * @param mixed $value The value to check whether its float or not.  | 
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| 150 | * @return boolean Whether its a float value or not.  | 
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| 151 | */  | 
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| 152 | public static function isFloat($value)  | 
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| 161 | /**  | 
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| 162 | * Replace only the first occurance found inside the string.  | 
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| 163 | *  | 
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| 164 | * The replace first method is *case sensitive*.  | 
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| 165 | *  | 
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| 166 | * ```php  | 
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| 167 |      * StringHelper::replaceFirst('abc', '123', 'abc abc abc'); // returns "123 abc abc" | 
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| 168 | * ```  | 
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| 169 | *  | 
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| 170 | * @param string $search Search string to look for.  | 
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| 171 | * @param string $replace Replacement value for the first found occurrence.  | 
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| 172 | * @param string $subject The string you want to look up to replace the first element.  | 
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| 173 | * @return mixed Replaced string  | 
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| 174 | */  | 
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| 175 | public static function replaceFirst($search, $replace, $subject)  | 
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| 180 | /**  | 
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| 181 | * Check whether a char or word exists in a string or not.  | 
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| 182 | *  | 
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| 183 | * This method is case sensitive. The need can be an array with multiple chars or words who  | 
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| 184 | * are going to look up in the haystack string.  | 
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| 185 | *  | 
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| 186 | * If an array of needle words is provided the $strict parameter defines whether all need keys must be found  | 
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| 187 | * in the string to get the `true` response or if just one of the keys are found the response is already `true`.  | 
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| 188 | *  | 
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| 189 | * ```php  | 
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| 190 |      * if (StringHelper::contains('foo', 'the foo bar Bar'')) { | 
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| 191 | * echo "yes!";  | 
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| 192 | * }  | 
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| 193 | * ```  | 
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| 194 | *  | 
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| 195 | * check if one of the given needles exists:  | 
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| 196 | *  | 
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| 197 | * ```php  | 
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| 198 |      * if (StringHelper::contains(['jungle', 'hell0], 'Welcome to the jungle!)) { | 
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| 199 | * echo "yes!";  | 
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| 200 | * }  | 
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| 201 | * ```  | 
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| 202 | *  | 
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| 203 | * @param string|array $needle The char or word to find in the $haystack. Can be an array to multi find words or char in the string.  | 
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| 204 | * @param string $haystack The haystack where the $needle string should be looked up. A string or phrase with words.  | 
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| 205 | * @param boolean $strict If an array of needles is provided the $strict parameter defines whether all keys must be found ($strict = true) or just one result must be found ($strict = false).  | 
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| 206 | * @return boolean If an array of values is provided the response may change depending on $findAll.  | 
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| 207 | */  | 
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| 208 | public static function contains($needle, $haystack, $strict = false)  | 
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| 229 | /**  | 
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| 230 | * "Minify" html content.  | 
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| 231 | *  | 
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| 232 | * + remove space  | 
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| 233 | * + remove tabs  | 
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| 234 | * + remove newlines  | 
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| 235 | * + remove html comments  | 
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| 236 | *  | 
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| 237 | * @param string $content The content to minify.  | 
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| 238 | * @param array $options Optional arguments to provide for minification:  | 
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| 239 | * - comments: boolean, where html comments should be removed or not. defaults to false  | 
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| 240 | * @return mixed Returns the minified content.  | 
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| 241 | * @since 1.0.7  | 
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| 242 | */  | 
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| 243 | public static function minify($content, array $options = [])  | 
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| 255 | /**  | 
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| 256 | * Cut the given word/string from the content. Its truncates to the left side and to the right side of the word.  | 
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| 257 | *  | 
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| 258 | * An example of how a sentenced is cut:  | 
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| 259 | *  | 
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| 260 | * ```php  | 
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| 261 |      * $cut = StringHelper::truncateMiddle('the quick fox jumped over the lazy dog', 'jumped', 12); | 
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| 262 | * echo $cut; // ..e quick fox jumped over the la..  | 
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| 263 | * ```  | 
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| 264 | *  | 
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| 265 | * @param string $content The content to cut the words from.  | 
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| 266 | * @param string $word The word which should be in the middle of the string  | 
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| 267 | * @param integer $length The amount of the chars to cut on the left and right side from the word.  | 
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| 268 | * @param string $affix The chars which should be used for prefix and suffix when string is cuted.  | 
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| 269 | * @param boolean $caseSensitive Whether the search word in the string even when lower/upper case is not correct.  | 
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| 270 | * @since 1.0.12  | 
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| 271 | */  | 
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| 272 | public static function truncateMiddle($content, $word, $length, $affix = '..', $caseSensitive = false)  | 
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| 298 | /**  | 
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| 299 | * Highlight a word within a content.  | 
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| 300 | *  | 
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| 301 | * Since version 1.0.14 an array of words to highlight is possible.  | 
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| 302 | *  | 
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| 303 | * > This function IS NOT case sensitive!  | 
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| 304 | *  | 
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| 305 | *  | 
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| 306 | *  | 
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| 307 | * @param string $content The content to find the word.  | 
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| 308 | * @param string $word The word to find within the content.  | 
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| 309 | * @param string $markup The markup used wrap the word to highlight.  | 
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| 310 | * @since 1.0.12  | 
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| 311 | */  | 
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| 312 | public static function highlightWord($content, $word, $markup = '<b>%s</b>')  | 
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| 334 | /**  | 
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| 335 | * Multibyte-safe str_split funciton.  | 
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| 336 | *  | 
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| 337 | * @param string $string The string to split into an array  | 
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| 338 | * @param integer $length The length of the chars to cut.  | 
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| 339 | * @since 1.0.12  | 
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| 340 | * @see https://www.php.net/manual/de/function.str-split.php#115703  | 
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| 341 | */  | 
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| 342 | public static function mb_str_split($string, $length = 1)  | 
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| 347 | /**  | 
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| 348 | * Check whether a value is numeric or not.  | 
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| 349 | *  | 
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| 350 | * There are situations where is_numeric does not provide the desried result,  | 
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| 351 |      * like for example `is_numeric('3e30')` would return true, as e can be considered | 
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| 352 | * as exponential operator.  | 
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| 353 | *  | 
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| 354 | * Therfore this function checks with regex whether values or 0-9 if strict is enabled,  | 
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| 355 | * which is default behavior.  | 
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| 356 | *  | 
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| 357 | * @param mixed $value The value to check.  | 
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| 358 | * @param boolean $strict  | 
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| 359 | * @return boolean  | 
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| 360 | * @since 1.2.0  | 
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| 361 | */  | 
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| 362 | public static function isNummeric($value, $strict = true)  | 
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| 378 | }  | 
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| 379 | 
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