Re: remove spaces using php function
| From: | Evan Nemerson | Date: | Tue, 07 Oct 2003 09:36:34 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: remove spaces using php function | ||
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FYI, preg_replace /should/ be the fastest of all these methods (including
Javier's).
On Tuesday 07 October 2003 02:25 am, Evan Nemerson wrote:
> You mean something like
>
> ereg_replace(' +', ' ', 'asked his friend..');
>
> or perhaps
>
> preg_replace('/ +/', ' ', 'asked his friend..');
>
> ?
>
> Of course, if you're getting this data from a luser, those may not be
> spaces. They could be obscure, non-printing characters. Take a look at
> bin2hex to find out.
>
> On Tuesday 07 October 2003 02:15 am, Uma Shankari T. wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there any function which will remove extra spaces between each
> > words..??
> > for example if the user typed
> >
> > asked his friend..
> >
> > is there any function to remove the extra space between his and asked
> > except one space ??
> >
> > Regards,
> > Uma
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