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@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Change Log
</li>
<li>Helpers
<ul>
+ <li class="reactor">Added <samp>increment_string()</samp> to <a href="helpers/string_helper.html">String Helper</a> to turn "foo" into "foo-1" or "foo-1" into "foo-2".</li>
</ul>
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<li>Database
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@@ -90,6 +90,17 @@ String Helper
<code>echo random_string('alnum', 16);</code>
+<h2>increment_string()</h2>
+
+<p>Increments a string by appending a number to it or increasing the number. Useful for creating "copies" or a file or duplicating database content which has unique titles or slugs.</p>
+
+<p>Usage example:</p>
+
+<code>echo increment_string('file', '_'); // "file_1"<br/>
+echo increment_string('file', '-', 2); // "file-2"<br/>
+echo increment_string('file-4'); // "file-5"<br/></code>
+
+
<h2>alternator()</h2>
<p>Allows two or more items to be alternated between, when cycling through a loop. Example:</p>