A difficult replacement task

[pastet89]

Hi all!

I really need some help :queasy:

I have these two things:

 

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>";
$array = array("b1", "b2", "b3");

 

What am I trying to do with the code , is to insert in every

 

value=''

 

the appropriate value for it. That is the final string I need:

 

$final_string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='b1' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='b2' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='b3' name='utakmica'>";

 

I tried the code, which worked if the value of the string was "ac ac ac", and instead of

$array_string = explode("' name='utakmica'",$string); 

I used

$array_string = explode(" ",$string);

. But when I inserted the actual values I need:

 

$array = array("b1", "b2", "b3");
$arraysize = sizeof($array);
$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>";

$array_string = explode("' name='utakmica'",$string);

for ($i = 0; $i<$arraysize; $i++) {

    $combine_array = "". $array[$i] ."". $array_string[$i] ."";
    $final_string = "$final_string ". $combine_array ."";
}

echo $final_string;

 

 

what I get was:

 

b1blabla<input type='checkbox' value=' b2>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value=' b3>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='

 

Why is this error happening when I replace "ac ac ac" with more difficult string...? Do you know how can I get the desired stirng:

$final_string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='b1' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='b2' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='b3' name='utakmica'>";

,

using just these two things:

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>";
$array = array("b1", "b2", "b3");

 

[abdfahim]

tho i dont get why u r doing this, but why don't use str_replace?

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='chk1' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='chk2' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='chk3' name='utakmica'>";
$myarray = array("b1", "b2", "b3");
$srch_array= array("chk1", "chk2", "chk3");
$string=str_replace($srch_array,$srch_array,$string);

[Zephyr_Pure]

Well, you could "cheat" and use preg_replace with a limit:

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>";
$array = array("b1", "b2", "b3");
$count = count($array);

for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
     preg_replace("/value=''/","value='".$array[$x]."'",$string,1);
}

 

Probably not the most efficient way, but it should work.

[abdfahim]

Well, you could "cheat" and use preg_replace with a limit:

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='' name='utakmica'>";
$array = array("b1", "b2", "b3");
$count = count($array);

for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
     preg_replace("/value=''/","value='".$array[$x]."'",$string,1);
}

 

Probably not the most efficient way, but it should work.

 

one small correction ...

for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
     $string = preg_replace("/value=''/","value='".$array[$x]."'",$string,1);
}

[Zephyr_Pure]

one small correction ...

for ($x = 0; $x < $count; $x++) {
     $string = preg_replace("/value=''/","value='".$array[$x]."'",$string,1);
}

Ahh, good catch! 

[Mark Baker]

Use %s in your base string, then vsprintf()

$string = "blabla<input type='checkbox' value='%s' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='%s' name='utakmica'>blaablaablaa<input type='checkbox' value='%s' name='utakmica'>";
$myarray = array("b1", "b2", "b3");
$newString = vsprintf($string,$myarray);

 

[pastet89]

addbuet,

Thanks a lot, it worked!

[abdfahim]

@Baker ... this is cool ....