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[Alexander Ross]

Dont ask me why, but I need a function that removes embedded ancor tags. For
instance:

<a href="xxx"> this is a <a href="xxxxx">test</a> and so <a href="xx">is</a>
this </a>

should be outputted as

<a href="xxx"> this is a test and so is this </a>

Thanks fer yer help

[Garp]

"Alexander Ross" <al******@bleen.net> wrote in message
news:WFifc.142586$K91.356711@attbi_s02...

Dont ask me why, but I need a function that removes embedded ancor tags. For instance:

<a href="xxx"> this is a <a href="xxxxx">test</a> and so <a href="xx">is</a> this </a>

should be outputted as

<a href="xxx"> this is a test and so is this </a>

Thanks fer yer help

strip_tags()

Garp

[Garp]

"Alexander Ross" <al******@bleen.net> wrote in message
news:WFifc.142586$K91.356711@attbi_s02...

Dont ask me why, but I need a function that removes embedded ancor tags. For instance:

<a href="xxx"> this is a <a href="xxxxx">test</a> and so <a href="xx">is</a> this </a>

should be outputted as

<a href="xxx"> this is a test and so is this </a>

Thanks fer yer help

Oops, I didn't mean to send that one-word reply. But I deleted my real one
and it's too late to re-do it. I'll get back to you tomorrow...

Garp

[Henk Burgstra]

>

Oops, I didn't mean to send that one-word reply. But I deleted my real one
and it's too late to re-do it. I'll get back to you tomorrow...

You know that you can cancel your own posts?

Regards,
Henk Burgstra

[Chung Leong]

"Alexander Ross" <al******@bleen.net> wrote in message
news:WFifc.142586$K91.356711@attbi_s02...

Dont ask me why, but I need a function that removes embedded ancor tags. For instance:

<a href="xxx"> this is a <a href="xxxxx">test</a> and so <a href="xx">is</a> this </a>

should be outputted as

<a href="xxx"> this is a test and so is this </a>

Thanks fer yer help

No doubt about it. This calls for the power of Bobo the Clown:

function bobo($m) {
global $depth;
if($m[1]) {
$depth--;
if($depth == 0) {
return $m[0];
}
}
else {
$depth++;
if($depth == 1) {
return $m[0];
}
}
}

$depth = 0;
$r = preg_replace_callback('/<(\/?)a\b.*?>/', 'bobo', $s);

[Garp]

"Henk Burgstra" <eg****@xs4all.nl> wrote in message
news:pa****************************@xs4all.nl...

Oops, I didn't mean to send that one-word reply. But I deleted my real one and it's too late to re-do it. I'll get back to you tomorrow...

You know that you can cancel your own posts?

Regards,
Henk Burgstra

"Too late" in this case means I ran out of time, I had to go... but yes, I
know.

Garp