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LeoMart1212
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December 28, 2009
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Styling first element

  • December 28, 2009
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By using  <?php echo htmlspecialchars($row_rsDetails['part1']); ?> I got the text out of a mysql-database table. Now I would like to style the first letter of the first paragraph (<span class="dropCap"), but I cannot imagine how to apply it in a php-rule. How should I manage that?

Leo

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Correct answer David_Powers

Use the PHP function substr() to extract the substring:

<span class="dropCap"><?php echo substr($row_rsDetails['part1'], 0, 1); ?></span>
<?php echo htmlspecialchars(substr($row_rsDetails['part1'], 1)); ?>

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David_Powers
David_PowersCorrect answer
Inspiring
December 28, 2009

Use the PHP function substr() to extract the substring:

<span class="dropCap"><?php echo substr($row_rsDetails['part1'], 0, 1); ?></span>
<?php echo htmlspecialchars(substr($row_rsDetails['part1'], 1)); ?>
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LeoMart1212Author
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December 28, 2009

Thank you very much - that has been far beyond my knowledge.

Leo

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