PHP langauge censoring function?

[random1]

I have the bad word censoring function code below:

 

function censorWords($search_words, $replacement , $message)
{
	/*
	Usage:

	$searchwords = array("hat","dog","cat"); // Censored words

	$message = "The dog had a hat the cat was jealous of hatting.";

	$replacement = "*";

	echo ($page->censorWords($searchwords, $replacement, $message));
	*/

	foreach ($search_words as $search_word)
	{
		$length = strlen($search_word);

		$stringreplacement = "";

		for( $i = 0; $i < $length; $i++ )
		{
			$stringreplacement .= $replacement;
		}

		$message = eregi_replace("($search_word)", $stringreplacement , $message);
	}
	return $message;
}

 

I have not included any actual curse words in this example.

 

This function is almost working but when I run it using the usage data that I've given it returns:

 

The *** had a *** the *** was jealous of ***ting.

 

How can I make it censor the rest of a censored word?

 

e.g. output:

 

The *** had a *** the *** was jealous of ******.

 

instead?

[JonnoTheDev]

You require a more complex regex specifying word boudaries.

The best tool I have found as regex can be complex is regex buddy. Check it out: http://www.regexbuddy.com/

 

This tool you will use more than once for sure and is definately worth getting even if the regex for your query is posted by another user.

[Xurion]

Word boundaries in regex are \b