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<?php function getMiddle($text) { $len = strlen($text); $parity = $len % 2; if ($parity === 0) { $middle = sprintf("%s%s", $text[($len/2)-1], $text[$len/2]); var_dump($middle); } else { var_dump(ceil($len/2)); var_dump($text[ceil($len/2)]); $middle = sprintf("%s", intval($text[ceil($len/2)])); var_dump($middle); } // $middle = $parity === 0 ? // sprintf("%s%s", $text[($len/2)-1], $text[$len/2]) : // sprintf("%s", $text[ceil($len/2)]); return $middle; } getMiddle('test'); getMiddle('tests');

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