[SOLVED] ereg_replace error please help

[jamesxg1]

<?php
function smiley(&$text)
{
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/cheesy.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace(":@", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/angry.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/cool.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace(":'(", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/cry.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/embarrassed.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/grin.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace(":-X", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/lipsrsealed.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/rolleyes.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/sad.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/shocked.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/smiley.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/tounge.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace(":\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);
    $text = ereg_replace("", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/wink.gif'>", $text);
}

$line = "test all. . . . . ,:@,,:'(,,,:-X,,,,,,:\.";
smiley($line);

print "$line";

?> 

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in C:\xampp\htdocs\simple\strn.php on line 16

 

Many thanks,

 

James.

[RussellReal]

    $text = ereg_replace(":\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

 

is where your error is

 

you're escaping the closing quote with \

 

change

 

    $text = ereg_replace(":\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

 

to

 

    $text = ereg_replace(":\\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

[jamesxg1]

    $text = ereg_replace(":\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

 

is where your error is

 

you're escaping the closing quote with \

 

change

 

    $text = ereg_replace(":\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

 

to

 

    $text = ereg_replace(":\\", "<img src='../simple/template/images/smiley/undecided.gif'>", $text);

 

 

 

 

ok done ,

 

but now i get these errors

 

Warning: ereg_replace() [function.ereg-replace]: REG_EPAREN in C:\xampp\htdocs\simple\strn.php on line 7

 

Warning: ereg_replace() [function.ereg-replace]: REG_EBRACK in C:\xampp\htdocs\simple\strn.php on line 8

 

Warning: ereg_replace() [function.ereg-replace]: REG_EPAREN in C:\xampp\htdocs\simple\strn.php on line 12

 

Warning: ereg_replace() [function.ereg-replace]: REG_EESCAPE in C:\xampp\htdocs\simple\strn.php on line 16

 

[RussellReal]

oh yeah.. regex uses ( ) [ ] / and so forth as special characters which do stuff

 

try putting \ before any occurance of a "special character"

[jamesxg1]

oh yeah.. regex uses ( ) [ ] / and so forth as special characters which do stuff

 

try putting \ before any occurance of a "special character"

 

worked thanks mate your a (*) cheers