| public static getAbbreviations ( array $names ) : array | ||
| $names | array | An array of names |
| return | array | An array of abbreviations |
public static function getAbbreviations($names)
{
$abbrevs = array();
foreach ($names as $name) {
for ($len = strlen($name); $len > 0; --$len) {
$abbrev = substr($name, 0, $len);
$abbrevs[$abbrev][] = $name;
}
}
return $abbrevs;
}