I was looking for a way in php which can replace a string like this
<?php
$ar = array(
"ToFind" => "ToBeReplaced",
"ToFind1" => "ToBeReplaced1"
);
?>
and so on ?
Any help ? Thanks
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3This array is not multi-dimensional, BTW.deceze– deceze ♦2011-07-03 08:33:20 +00:00Commented Jul 3, 2011 at 8:33
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1I think you mean associative array, not multi-dimensional.Edoardo Pirovano– Edoardo Pirovano2011-07-03 08:51:27 +00:00Commented Jul 3, 2011 at 8:51
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2 Answers
Simple replacement tasks can be done like this using str_replace:
$string = str_replace(array_keys($ar), array_values($ar), $string);
As noted in the examples, this may sometimes lead to unexpected behaviour because the replacement is performed left-to-right, ie. the output of the first replacement acts as input for the second replacement and so on. The comments on the PHP manual page for str_replace contain a lot of ideas for replacing occurrences in the original string. This one, for example, might be close to what you're looking for:
function stro_replace($search, $replace, $subject)
{
return strtr($subject, array_combine($search, $replace));
}
$search = array('ERICA', 'AMERICA');
$replace = array('JON', 'PHP');
$subject = 'MIKE AND ERICA LIKE AMERICA';
echo str_replace($search, $replace, $subject);
// output: "MIKE AND JON LIKE AMJON", which is not correct
echo stro_replace($search, $replace, $subject);
// output: "MIKE AND JON LIKE PHP", which is correct
4 Comments
kritya
It replaces from left to right doesnt it ? What i want is just to replace all the matches in the string
Edoardo Pirovano
Nope, this will replace all the matches in the string.
Viktor
@kritya Yes, it replaces from left to right. See my edited answer.
kritya
Ill try it when i get to home
$ar = array("ToFind" => "ToBeReplaced", "ToFind1" => "ToBeReplaced1");
echo str_replace(array_keys($ar), $ar, $subject);
3 Comments
kritya
It replaces from left to right doesnt it ? What i want is just to replace all the matches in the string
Felix Kling
@kritya: What do you mean by It replaces from left to right ? It should replace all occurrences. Have a look at the documentation.
kritya
No take a better look at the documentation