Convert From Javascript Syntax To Php Syntax And From Php To Javascript

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This file provides translation tables for Javascript and Php functions to swap one into the other.  
Of course, only translations for those instances where there are equivalent built in functions in both languages are provided.  
Related topic: Javascript From Php Unix Timestamp To Javascript Date.  
 
For instance Php deals also with databases, so all those Php functions that deal with databases will not have any Javascript translation tables because javascript has no functions that deal with databases.  
The same applies, for instance, to directory management too: Php has functions that can manage server directories and files; but Javascript, being exclusively client side, doesn't manipulate files.  
 
Conversely, there are many Javascript methods meant to deal with forms, windows, links etc, which do not have Php equivalents. As such, these methods won't be covered here because they have no Php homologic correspondence.  
 
All code elements that are meant as placeholders for whatever other variable names you may prefer start with the prefix: custom_  
 
Beware: Javascript syntax is always strictly case sensitive.  
 
Note: I use the Javascript operator typeof with round brackets - this does not mean I mistook it by a function.  
 
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Alternatively, join Full Poster (is free) and have fun cooperating. Check whether it is a string  

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typeof(custom_string1)=="string"

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is_string(custom_string1);

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Return length of string  

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custom_string1.length 

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strlen(custom_string1); 

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From Ascii custom_number return its char and vice versa  

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String.fromCharCode(custom_fromNum)
custom_fromChar.charCodeAt(0)

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fromCharCode is invoked using the String constructor as such, namely with a capital S.  
 
charCodeAt requires a string concatenated to it by a dot; pass its argument as zero to mean you want the code of the first char in the string, example:  
"y".charCodeAt(0)  

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chr(custom_fromNum);
ord(custom_fromChar);

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Convert to upper or lower case a string  

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custom_string1.toLowerCase()
custom_string1.toUpperCase()

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strtolower(custom_string1);
strtoupper(custom_string1); 

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Return numerical index of the first instance of a substring position within a wider string  

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custom_string1.indexOf( custom_string2, custom_fromNum ) 

Upon failure (string 2 not present within custom_string1, returns -1)

To make is case insensitive:
custom_string1.toLowerCase().indexOf( custom_string2.toLowerCase(), custom_fromNum ) 

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strpos( custom_string1, custom_string2, custom_fromNum );

Upon failure (string 2 not present within custom_string1, returns false; since false is the same as zero -fisrt position in the string- to check whether strpos has returned false, do not use comparison check == but the identity check: === namely if
strpos(blabla)===false )

To make it case insensitive use:
stripos( custom_string1, custom_string2, custom_fromNum );
note the i: stripos 

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Find the char at a given numerical index  

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custom_string1.charAt(custom_number)

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substr(custom_string1, custom_number, 1);

$custom_string1[custom_number];
php, unlike javascript, allows for addressing a string like an array of chars too, that is through square brackets indexing of the string itself. 

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Return numerical index of the last instance of a substring position within a wider string  

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custom_string1.lastIndexOf( custom_string2, custom_fromNum ) 

Upon failure (string 2 not present within custom_string1, returns -1)

To make is case insensitive:
custom_string1.toLowerCase().lastIndexOf( custom_string2.toLowerCase(), custom_fromNum ) 

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For Php 5 onward you can use:
strrpos(custom_string1, custom_string2, custom_fromNum);
Upon failure returns boolean false, to discriminate it from zero use for comparisons the === operator.
The case insensitive version is:
strripos(custom_string1, custom_string2, custom_fromNum);
note the i in the function name.

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Return substring  

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custom_string1.substring( custom_fromNum, toNum )
custom_string1.substr( custom_fromNum, length ) 

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substr( custom_string1, custom_fromNum, (toNum-custom_fromNum) ); 
substr( custom_string1, custom_fromNum, custom_lengthOfItem); 

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substr( custom_string1, custom_fromNum, custom_lengthOfItem );

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custom_string1.substr(custom_fromNum, length)

custom_string1.substring( custom_fromNum, (custom_fromNum+length) )

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strstr( custom_string1, custom_string2 );

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custom_string1.substring( custom_string1.indexOf(custom_string2) )

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Split a string  

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custom_string1.split(stringSplitter) 

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explode(stringSplitter, custom_string1);

explode does not accept an empty splitter such as "" in php, though javascript would accept it. To split by an empty splitter, use in PHP

preg_split( "//", custom_string1);
the two forward slashes are the delimiters of a regular expression, and encapsulating in this case nothing they amount to an empty splitter.

Note that with preg_split the hidden chars such as those of starting line or new line are included, therefore the first entry [0] of the returned splitted array would be an empty slot. Any break of line would then be reflected as two apparently "empty" returned array slots, one for the carriage return hidden char, the other for the new line hidden char. 

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Replace instances in a string  

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custom_string1.replace( custom_findThis, custom_replaceWithThis )

custom_string1.replace( custom_regularExpression, custom_replaceWithThis ) 

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str_replace( custom_findThis, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_string1 );
this function replaces all instances.

preg_replace( custom_regularExpression, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_string1 );

custom_regularExpression must be in between quotes, unlike JAVASCRIPT
 "/regexp here/" 

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substr_replace( custom_string1, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_fromNumIndex, custom_lengthOfItem );

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custom_string1.replace( custom_string1.substring( custom_fromNumIndex, (custom_fromNumIndex+length) ), custom_replaceWithThis ) 

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Strip Tags from a String  

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In Javascript we use a replacement, for no specific method is available for this task as in PHP


custom_string1=custom_string1.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '');

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custom_string1=striptags(custom_string1);

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Replace instances in a string  

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custom_string1.replace( custom_findThis, custom_replaceWithThis )

custom_string1.replace( custom_regularExpression, custom_replaceWithThis ) 

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str_replace( custom_findThis, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_string1 );
this function replaces all instances.

preg_replace( custom_regularExpression, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_string1 );

custom_regularExpression must be in between quotes, unlike JAVASCRIPT
 "/regexp here/" 

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substr_replace( custom_string1, custom_replaceWithThis, custom_fromNumIndex, custom_lengthOfItem );

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custom_string1.replace( custom_string1.substring( custom_fromNumIndex, (custom_fromNumIndex+length) ), custom_replaceWithThis ) 

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typeof(custom_array1)=="object" 

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is_array(custom_array1) 

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Length of an array  

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custom_array1.length 

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sizeof(custom_array1); 

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Join array entries into a string  

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custom_array1.join(custom_stringJoiner) 

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implode(custom_stringJoiner, custom_string1); 

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Return length of string  

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custom_array1.concat(custom_array2, custom_array3...)

This javascript method will not concatenate associative arrays namely arrays whose indexes are not uniquely numerical. 

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array_merge(custom_array1, custom_array2, custom_array3...);

array_merge_recursive(custom_array1, custom_array2, custom_array3...);
This latter php method will concatenate associative arrays too namely arrays whose indexes are not uniquely numerical. From php.net:
If the input arrays have the same string keys, then the values for these keys are merged together into an array, and this is done recursively, so that if one of the values is an array itself, the function will merge it with a corresponding entry in another array too. If, however, the arrays have the same numeric key, the later custom_value will not overwrite the original custom_value, but will be appended. 

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Pop, push, shift, unshift on arrays  

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custom_array1.shift()
custom_array1.unshift(custom_value)
custom_array1.pop()
custom_array1.push(custom_value)

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array_shift(custom_array1);
array_unshift(custom_array1, custom_value);
array_pop(custom_array1);
array_push(custom_array1, custom_value); 

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Reverse an array  

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custom_array1.reverse() 

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array_reverse(custom_array1);

This function accepts a second parameter, if passed as keyword true the arry is reversed but the indexes still the same.

To reset the indexes of an array in PHP

custom_array1=array_values(custom_array1);

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Slice an array  

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custom_array1.slice(custom_startIndex, custom_endIndex)
Original custom_array1 not affected, the sliced subsegment is released as an array of its own.

custom_array1.splice(custom_startIndex, custom_lengthOfItem)

Original custom_array1 is affected. This latter function allows for a third argument, which must be an array: if provided, in the original array the spliced (removed, for original is affected) subsection is just replaced with it.
Note that in javascript the third argument is an index with slice and a length with splice. 

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array_slice( custom_array1, custom_startIndex, (custom_endIndex-custom_startIndex) );
Original not affected.

array_splice( custom_array1, custom_startIndex, custom_lengthOfItem );

Original custom_array1 is affected. This latter function allows for a fourth argument, which must be an array: if provided, in the original array the spliced (removed, for original is affected) subsection is just replaced with it. 

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array_slice( custom_array1, custom_startIndex, custom_lengthOfItem );
array_splice( custom_array1, custom_startIndex, custom_lengthOfItem ); 

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custom_array1.slice(custom_startIndex, (custom_startIndex+custom_lengthOfItem))
custom_array1.splice(custom_startIndex, custom_lengthOfItem) 

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Sort an array  

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custom_array1.sort(custom_optionalFunction)

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sort(custom_array1);
You have a wide family of sorters in php as such: 
rsort ; Sort an array in reverse order 
ksort ; Sort an array by key 
krsort ; Sort an array by key in reverse order 
natsort ; Sort an array using a natural order algorithm (what in javascript we called custom_optionalFunction) 
natcasesort ; Sort an array using a case insensitive natural order algorithm (what in javascript we called custom_optionalFunction) 
usort(custom_array1, custom_optionalFunction) ; Sort an array with a user-defined custom_optionalFunction 
uksort(custom_array1, custom_optionalFunction) ; Sort an array by keys with a user-defined custom_optionalFunction 
uasort(custom_array1, custom_optionalFunction) ; Sort an array with a user-defined custom_optionalFunction 

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isNaN(custom_number)
returns true if it is not a custom_number. Yet also numerical strings (so called literal numbers, say: "12") are reported as numbers. 

Note that the typeof of a non custom_number returned by isNan is, confusing enough: "custom_number"

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is_nan(custom_number);
is_numeric(custom_number); 
returns true if it is not a custom_number. Yet also numerical strings (so called literal numbers, say: "12") are reported as numbers.

is_integer(custom_number);
returns false if custom_number has floating digits. Literal numbers (in between quotes) return false.
is_double(custom_number);
returns false if custom_number has no floating digits. Literal numbers (in between quotes) return false.

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Convert strings into numbers  

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parseInt(custom_string1)
parseFloat(custom_string1) 

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(integer)custom_string1;
(double)custom_string1;
The procedure above is called data type casting. 

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Round a custom_number, get its absolute custom_value  

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Math.floor(custom_number); Math.ceil(custom_number); Math.round(custom_number);

Mat.abs(custom_number); 

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ceil( custom_number ); floor( custom_number ); round( custom_number );

abs( custom_number ); 

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Max and custom_min or random numbers  

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Math.max(custom_number1, custom_number2)
Math.min(custom_number1, custom_number2)

(Math.random()*(custom_max-custom_min))+custom_min
custom_min and custom_max are optional. If omitted, this function just generates a fractional custom_number included between 0 and 1. To produce only non fractional numbers you may use:
Math.round(
(Math.random()*(custom_max-custom_min))+custom_min
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max(custom_number1, custom_number2);
min(custom_number1, custom_number2);

mt_rand(custom_min, custom_max);
custom_min and custom_max are optional. If omitted, this function just generates a custom_number up to ten digits long.
Prior to Php 4.2.0 you have also to feed the seed by calling first:
mt_srand((double)microtime()*1000000)
just like that! 

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Pow and squares  

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Math.pow(custom_number, custom_power)
Math.sqrt(custom_number)

Math.pow(custom_number, 1/custom_root)
Above is the x custom_root of a custom_number, for Math.sqrt provides only square roots. 

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pow(custom_number, custom_power);
sqrt(custom_number);

pow(custom_number, 1/custom_root);
Above is the x custom_root of a custom_number, for sqrt provides only square roots. 

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Trigonometric functions  

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Math.sin(); Math.cos(); Math.tan();

Math.asin(); Math.acos(); Math.atan(); 

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sin(); cos(); tan();

asin(); acos(); atan(); 

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Constants and logarhitms  

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Math.PI; Math.log(custom_value) 

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pi();
log(custom_value); 

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typeof(custom_functionName)=="function"; //is it a function?

This must be called inside the function custom_functionName:
custom_functionName.arguments.length;

custom_functionName.arguments; //array of args

custom_functionName.arguments[custom_number]; 

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function_exists("custom_functionName"); //is it a function?

This must be called inside the function custom_functionName:
func_num_args();

func_get_args(); //array of args

func_get_arg(Number) 

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