question about str_replace function

[kencana]

Hi all,

I got a doubt about the str_replace function.

[PHP]<?php
$string="avenue 1, ave 1";
$words=str_replace ("ave","avenue", $string);
echo $words;
?>[/PHP]

the php code above will return me "avenuenue 1, avenue 1". i expect the result will be "avenue 1, avenue 1". any idea of how can i get such result?

Thank you

Regards,
Kencana

[kamill]

try with this example....[PHP]<?php
arr = array("avenue 1", "ave 1");
print_r(str_replace("ave","avenue",$arr,2));
?> [/PHP]

[lordspace]

Hi,

use this instead of str_replace.
We need more complex search and replace functionality so we use PCRE (Perl Compatible Regular Expressions).

[php]
$words=preg_replace("/\bave\b/si","avenue", $string);
[/php]

Svet