Re: parse_string() or similar functionality?

function parse_string($string) { ob_start(); eval("?>$string<?"); $ret = ob_get_contents(); ob_end_clean(); return $ret; } On Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 11:00:58AM -0400, Colin Viebrock wrote: > How easy would it be to add something like this: > > $string = 'The date is <? echo date("d-M-Y"); ?> today!'; > echo $string; > $new = parse_string($string); > echo $new; > > The output would be: > > The date is <? echo date("d-M-Y"); ?> today! > The date is 06-06-2000 today! > > Basically, can you run the PHP parser on a string that contains > PHP code? This would sort of be like include(), except that > it takes a string instead of a file, and it stores the output in > a string, instead of echo-ing it. > > All attempts with eval() and preg_replace('/.../e') have proved > futile. :) > > __________________________________________________________________ > Colin Viebrock easyDNS Technologies > Co-Founder control your domain > > http://www.easyDNS.com > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net -- =============================================================================== Jade Nicoletti Nicoletti Net Services Tel. 01 240 4774 Geschäftsleitung Postfach 2519 Fax 01 240 4775 System-Administration 8021 Zürich ============================================[ Weitere Infos: http://nns.ch/ ]==