Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
doing
$old = htmlspecialchars($row['name']);
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
the results of this are
TomSmith
instead of
Tom Smith
What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
between words?
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joanna wrote:
Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
doing
$old = htmlspecialchars($row['name']);
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
the results of this are
TomSmith
instead of
Tom Smith
What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
between words?
Untried, but maybe something like:
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z\s]/", "", $old);
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <me@barrelofcrafts.comwrote:
Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
doing
$old = htmlspecialchars($row['name']);
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
the results of this are
TomSmith
instead of
Tom Smith
What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
between words?
$new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);
Then again, why do a htmlspecialchars() if you're going to maim them
anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
htmlspecialchars() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
report (pdf, txt, whatever).
What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
--
Rik Wasmus
On Oct 29, 5:31 pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.comwrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <m...@barrelofcrafts.comwrote:
Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
doing
$old = htmlspecialchars($row['name']);
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
the results of this are
TomSmith
instead of
Tom Smith
What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
between words?
$new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);
Then again, why do a htmlspecialchars() if you're going to maim them
anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
htmlspecialchars() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
report (pdf, txt, whatever).
What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
--
Rik Wasmus
That worked and yes I removed the htmlspecialchars as it is in fact
redundant.
Thank You
On Oct 29, 5:31 pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.comwrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <m...@barrelofcrafts.comwrote:
Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
doing
$old = htmlspecialchars($row['name']);
$new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
the results of this are
TomSmith
instead of
Tom Smith
What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
between words?
$new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);
Then again, why do a htmlspecialchars() if you're going to maim them
anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
htmlspecialchars() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
report (pdf, txt, whatever).
What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
--
Rik Wasmus
That worked and yes I removed the htmlspecialchars as it is in fact
redundant.
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