Re: FAQ: replace first instance (couldn't find in archive)

Dotan Cohen wrote:

On 7/28/05, Jochem Maas <jochem@iamjochem.com> wrote:

Dotan, now _I'm_ sending _you_ multiple copies (last one didn't go to the list by mistake!) php -r ' echo preg_replace("#the#","a","Then the big bear ate the little cat in the north of the woods.",1), "\n"; '

Wow! It was those hash signs. They didn't teach me THAT at the Primate Programmers course... Now on to google to go learn about those hash signs... Dotan http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/119/clapton_eric.php Clapton, Eric Song Lyrics

There is nothing sacred about what you use for delimiters, just don't use preg's special characters and any characters contained in your pattern, obviously. Personally, I use "%" because I rarely use it an a pattern and it's easy to spot at the end.