I'm having some trouble getting this replacement to work efficiently. I
have the following code:
$thing = preg_replace("( \r\n|\n|\r|\t)" , "", $thing1);
What I want to do now is to get it to remove any semi-colons in the
string as well as replace the new line, carriage return and tab
delimiters. I can't seem to find a way to make the one preg_replace
expression do both. I've had to rely on a second independent
preg_replace statement on $thing to get it to do the semi-colons properly.
Is there a way to combine it all into one statement? Thanks 3 5308
JDJones wrote: I'm having some trouble getting this replacement to work efficiently. I have the following code:
$thing = preg_replace("( \r\n|\n|\r|\t)" , "", $thing1);
What I want to do now is to get it to remove any semi-colons in the string as well as replace the new line, carriage return and tab delimiters. I can't seem to find a way to make the one preg_replace expression do both. I've had to rely on a second independent preg_replace statement on $thing to get it to do the semi-colons properly.
Is there a way to combine it all into one statement? Thanks
isn't str_replace better?
<?php
$thing = str_replace(arr ay("\n", "\r", "\t", ';'), '', $thing1);
?>
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In article <7IDcb.429267$O z4.226662@rwcrn sc54>,
JDJones <se******@spryn et.com> wrote: $thing = preg_replace("( \r\n|\n|\r|\t)" , "", $thing1);
What I want to do now is to get it to remove any semi-colons in the string as well
<snip>
Your expression works at the moment, but I suspect that's only by accident.
You'd intended those parentheses for grouping, not delimiters, right? DON'T
FORGET THAT PREG_ EXPRESSIONS REQUIRES REGEX DELIMITERS (most commonly a
pair of forward slashes). i.e.
$thing = preg_replace("/[\r\n\t;]/", "", $thing1);
If you're concerned about execution time, you may want to benchmark this
against the str_replace suggested by the other poster. Preg_ is generally
pretty fast, but str_replace might well be the faster in this case.
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CC
Pedro wrote: JDJones wrote:
I'm having some trouble getting this replacement to work efficiently. I have the following code:
$thing = preg_replace("( \r\n|\n|\r|\t)" , "", $thing1);
What I want to do now is to get it to remove any semi-colons in the string as well as replace the new line, carriage return and tab delimiters. I can't seem to find a way to make the one preg_replace expression do both. I've had to rely on a second independent preg_replac e statement on $thing to get it to do the semi-colons properly.
Is there a way to combine it all into one statement? Thanks
isn't str_replace better?
<?php $thing = str_replace(arr ay("\n", "\r", "\t", ';'), '', $thing1); ?>
*head hung low*
I was under the impression that it had to be done as a preg_replace. But
I now see that your str_replace works just as well. One of these days I
may actually get all these PHP things to sink in.
Thank you and CC for the help. I have changed it to the str_replace. This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion. Similar topics |
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