PHP function to select first two values of variable

Hello,

i need php function to select first two values of variable.

eg.
 $val=3456;
or  
$val=34567;

then it will pick only first two values
$val=34;


savsoftsAsked:
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Guy Hengel [angelIII / a3]Billing EngineerCommented:
you mean substr:
http://php.net/manual/en/function.substr.php

$val = substr($val, 0,2);

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darren-w-Commented: 
function extractNum($aNumber,$num){
$temp = str_split ($aNumber);

for($i=0;$i<$num;$i++){
$rtn.=$temp[$i];

}
return $rtn;
}

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darren-w-Commented:
use substr :), assume the logic is similar the in the source
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