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#1 2010-02-16 22:41:10

hicks

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Author's initials only

Hello,

Is there a way to show just the article’s author’s initials, like some print magazines have? For example, if the author was Dennis Quaid, the output would be DQ. You probably didn’t need an example.

Thanks!

Hicks.

#2 2010-02-16 23:35:52

jsoo

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Re: Author's initials only

<txp:php>foreach(explode(' ',author(array())) as $n)echo substr($n,0,1);</txp:php>

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#3 2010-02-16 23:43:38

hicks

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Re: Author's initials only

Perfect. Thank you.

#4 2010-02-17 11:02:49

jsoo

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Re: Author's initials only

Note to self: don’t forget you can access strings using array notation. So

<txp:php>foreach ( explode(' ', author(array())) as $n ) echo $n[0];</txp:php>

is a cleaner alternative.

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#5 2010-02-17 22:46:24

hicks

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Re: Author's initials only

Even more perfecter. Ta.