function return numeric value from string in php code example

Example 1: php get only numbers from string

$str = 'In My Cart : 11 items';
$int = (int) filter_var($str, FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);

Example 2: get numbers from string php

phpCopy<?php 
$string = 'Sarah has 4 dolls and 6 bunnies.';
preg_match_all('!\d+!', $string, $matches);
print_r($matches); 
?>