Re: Re: How to format a strign with a generic mask??

Thanks, helps a lot!! []´s Felipe > "Felipe Desiderati" <felipe@unimedrj.com.br> wrote in message > news:003301c33078$db569840$af00000a@fdrj.unimed... > >I need a simple function that takes a string and formats > > with a generic mask. Like this example above: > > > >$string1 = "12345678" > >$string2 = "11062003" > > > >echo format_string ("#.###.###-#", $string1); // --> Returns 1.234.567-8 > >echo format_string ("##/##/####", $string1); // --> Returns 11/06/2003 > > > >Does anybody here have an idea to how to do this? > > > Here is a function that does what you want, with > a test stand. HTH! > > > <?php > > function format_string($mask, $contents, $ch = '#') { > > $c = 0; > $str = ""; > > for($m = 0; $m < strlen($mask); $m++) > if ($mask[$m] == $ch) { > $str .= $contents[$c]; > $c++; > } > else > $str .= $mask[$m]; > > return($str); > } > > ?> > <html> > <body> > <form action="mask.php" method="get"> > Mask: <input type="text" name="mask" value="<?php echo > $_GET['mask']; ?>"/><br/> > Content: <input type="text" name="cont" value="<?php > echo > $_GET['cont']; ?>"/><br/> > Maskchar: <input type="text" name="ch" value="<?php echo > $_GET['ch']; ?>"/><br/> > <input type="submit"> > </form> > > > <b>Result:</b> <?php echo format_string($_GET['mask'], > $_GET['cont'], > $_GET['ch']); ?><br/> > </body> > </html> > > -- > Hugh Bothwell hugh_bothwell@hotmail.com Kingston ON Canada > v3.1 GCS/E/AT d- s+: a- C+++ L++>+++$ P+ E- W+++$ N++ K? w++ M PS+ > PE++ Y+ PGP+ t-- 5++ !X R+ tv b++++ DI+++ D-(++) G+ e(++) h-- r- y+ > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >