#27689 [Opn->Bgs]: preg_replace " glitch

ID: 27689 Updated by: derick@php.net Reported By: slunta at msn dot com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Variables related Operating System: Linux PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: Sorry, but your problem does not imply a bug in PHP itself. For a list of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php as this bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. Thank you for your interest in PHP. Something in your regexp is fishy. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2004-03-25 02:05:35] slunta at msn dot com Description: ------------ There is a glitch, that does not allow &quot; to be used in preg_replace, not being replaced at all. Here's what I mean: Here is a preg_replace code, the input, and output that should be received, listed below in these text boxes I filled out Reproduce code: --------------- $input=htmlentities('<size="100%">This is a code that will change font-size using <span> tags, user-friendly style.</size>'); // This is supposed to do the proper replaces $output=preg_replace('/&lt;size=&quot;(.+)&quot;&gt;(.+)&lt;\/size&gt;/iU','<span style="font-size: $1;">$1</span>',$input); Expected result: ---------------- //Now, here is what the script is supposed to output echo '<span style="font-size: 100%">This is a code that will change font-size using <span> tags, user-friendly style.</span>'; Actual result: -------------- echo '&lt;size=&quot;100%&quot;&gt;This is a code that will change font-size using <span< tags, user-friendly style.</span>'; ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=27689&edit=1