SQLite compatibility implementation for the SUBSTRING_INDEX() SQL function.
public function sqlFunctionSubstringIndex($string, $delimiter, $count) {
// If string is empty, simply return an empty string.
if (empty($string)) {
return '';
}
$end = 0;
for ($i = 0; $i < $count; $i++) {
$end = strpos($string, $delimiter, $end + 1);
if ($end === FALSE) {
$end = strlen($string);
}
}
return substr($string, 0, $end);
}