Re: question about str_replace function

Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # jochem@iamjochem.com / 2007-01-08 11:35:06 +0100: >> Dick Jiang wrote: >>> I think you'd better use regular expression to replace the word >> agreed - only it a serious dive in the deep end of regexps - the OP may >> have to use a negative lookahead assertion, something like: >> >> $string="avenue 1, ave 1 both have av+e :-)"; >> $words = preg_replace("#\\bave(?!nue)#", "avenue", $string); > > That'll also make "average" into "avenuerage". A word-boundary > assertion > should (admittedly, I didn't check) be fine on both sides: '#\bave\b#'. I think you are correct. >