preg_replace help

[lupld]

k, gotta be honest, I don't get the preg_replace syntax at all... and the more I look the worse it gets... I'm trying to replace quotations " with escape codes "

 

<?php
$patterns = '/"/';
$replacements = '"';
preg_replace($patterns, $replacements, $message);
?>

[trq]

Better off simply using str_replace for such simple replacements (its quite a bit quicker).

 

<?php

  str_replace('"', """, $message);

?>

[BlueSkyIS]

but when used, you need to assign to the function return value:

 

<?php
$message = 'Joe once said, "There is no way to replace double quotes."';

$patterns = '/"/';
$replacements = '"';
$message = preg_replace("$patterns", $replacements, $message);

echo "message: $message \n";
?>

 

output:

message: Joe once said, "There is no way to replace double quotes."

[cooldude832]

there are lots of regex patterns pre developed out there, if you need a specific pattern try googling it.  Its not a normal pattern it follows its own language like ASCII kinda.

 

[effigy]

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