Re: regular expression

I would do this $foo = str_replace('[code]','<code>',$var); $foo = str_replace('[/code]','</code>',$var); $foo = eregi_replace("\n",'<br>',$var); // or nl2br() --Joe On Fri, Oct 06, 2000 at 03:21:28PM -0500, php@aeroinc.net wrote: > I need to do a find & replace, and have been unable to get one part of it working. > > Let's say I have the text: > > line 1 > line 2 > [code] > line a > line b > [/code] > line 3 > > It should be converted into: > > line 1<br> > line 2<br> > <pre> > line a > line b > </pre> > line 3<br> > > I want to convert all new lines to <br>'s, unless it falls within the [code] tag. > This for a forum that allows people to use a pseudo html language to markup their posts. The [code] > tages are translated to <pre>'s, but Netscape then double spaces, because the <pre> > (by nature) treats the new line as a <br> and then the nl2br() function adds a <br> as > well. It works fine on IE, but I'd rather it look proper on all browsers. > > So in summary I need a regular expression (perl comaptible) that will replace all new lines to > "<br>", unless they fall in between "[code][/code]" tags. Or, a regular > expression that would remove all newlines between "[code]" tags would work as well. > I'm creating an array of expressions using the perl compatible. Looks somewhat like this: > > $search = array ( > '/\[b\](.+)\[\/b\]/', > '/\[i\](.+)\[\/i\]/', > '/\[u\](.+)\[\/u\]/', > '/\[url\](.+)\[\/url\]/', > '/\[url (.+)\](.+)\[\/url\]/', > '/\[code\](.+)\[\/code\]/s'); > > $replace = array ( > '<b>\1</b>', > '<i>\1</i>', > '<u>\1</u>', > '<a href="\1" target="_blank" > class="lightbg">\1</a>', > '<a href="\1" target="_blank" > class="lightbg">\2</a>', > '<pre>\1</pre>'); > > > -- > Matthew Leverton - matthew@aeroinc.net > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net /*****************************\ * Joe Stump * * www.Care2.com * * Office: 650.328.0198 * * Extension: 122 * \*****************************/ http://www.miester.org/Joe/Stump/Joe_Stump_resume.html -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GB/E/IT d- s++:++ a? C++++ UL++$ P+ L+++$ E----! W+++$ N+@ o? K? w---! O-@ M+@ V-! P(++) PE(+) Y+@ PGP+++@ t+@ 5? R-! tv@ b+ DI++@ D(++++) G++@ e+@ h@ r+! z(+++++**)! ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------