Re: preg_quote: possible arg addition for regex delimiter escaping

On Thu, 25 May 2000, Daniel Beckham wrote: > You could get around this by using preg_replace along with preg_quote, but > I think a more elegant solution would be to add an extra, optional argument > to preg_replace that would allow you to specify an additional character to > be quoted along with the others. This would not break current > functionality but would add to the usefulness of the function. Also, it > would most likely cut down on the number of bug reports that will be > generated because of people thinking that the function should also quote > the "/" character, the most commonly used Perl regex delimiter... > > After all that, my question is.. does anyone care? If I add this > functionality to php_pcre.c, is it likely to be added to the cvs tree, or > will it be ignored? Would anyone, besides me, like to see this > functionality added? > > Your input is appreciated, You could also get around it by using one of the regex reserved characters as a delimiter. But you are right, in general, this functionality is needed. I just added it to CVS version - but the CVS is being moved to another machine, so don't try to update your sources right away. -Andrei Any sufficiently advanced Operating System is indistinguishable from Linux. - Jim Dennis