Argh! stupid Regex crap!

[Monkuar]

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

 

I am trying to put

in the regex pattern, but it works, but it's letting me use more then just "3", I need to edit the

 

("'(|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

 

Code so I can get the "

" to work correctly.

 

I tried:

 

("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

 

But still is letting me post more then 3.  I tried:

 

("'(\:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

 

With 2 \'s but still wont work.

 

Any help guys?  :confused:

[neuroxik]

I had trouble understanding what you were asking for, but if you want to convert the to the smiley GIFs, but only the first 3 found in $txt, and the rest just represented as text, escaping it ( :\) )worked on my side:

 

$txt = "Bla bla  ya  no  maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada";

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

echo $txt;

// outputs: Bla bla <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> ya <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> no <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada

 

You said you tried it and it didn't work on your side, just letting you know THIS (quoted above) works on my side.

[xyph]

No idea what you are looking to accomplish.

[Monkuar]

I had trouble understanding what you were asking for, but if you want to convert the to the smiley GIFs, but only the first 3 found in $txt, and the rest just represented as text, escaping it ( :\) )worked on my side:

 

$txt = "Bla bla  ya  no  maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada";

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

echo $txt;

// outputs: Bla bla <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> ya <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> no <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada

 

You said you tried it and it didn't work on your side, just letting you know THIS (quoted above) works on my side.

 

Thank you for your help,topic solved.