Extract a single integer from a string

Question

I want to extract the digits from a string that contains numbers and letters like:

"In My Cart : 11 items"

I want to extract the nu

Answer 1

This functions will also handle the floating numbers

$str = "Doughnuts, 4; doughnuts holes, 0.08; glue, 3.4";
$str = preg_replace('/[^0-9\.]/','-', $str);
$str = preg_replace('/(\-+)(\.\.+)/','-', $str);
$str = trim($str, '-');
$arr = explode('-', $str);