Bug #11457:
| From: | adamw at uscho dot com | Date: | Wed, 13 Jun 2001 05:51:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Bug #11457: | ||
| Groups: | php.dev | ||
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From: adamw@uscho.com
Operating system:
PHP version: 4.0.5
PHP Bug Type: Feature/Change Request
Bug description:
I've been racking my brain attempting to figure out a way to replace only the first instance of
a specified string within a larger string.
Obviously - str_replace does this ... but it does it for *all* instances. Other functions will
*find* the first instance, but won't act upon it.
I noticed, however, that "preg_replace" has a fourth parameter ... the "limit"
parameter.
How nice would this be for "str_replace" to have that 4th parameter?! It would avoid the
need to use a regular expression function.
I am open to workarounds and alternatives. Thank you for the consideration.
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