Re: how to replace many spaces with one space?
| From: | Ashley Sheridan | Date: | Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:28:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: how to replace many spaces with one space? | ||
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On Sun, 2009-10-25 at 16:59 +0100, David Otton wrote:
> 2009/10/25 Jeffry Lunggot <jeffry@rogon.com.my>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > how to replace many spaces in any string of character with one space?
>
> $str = preg_replace('/\s\s+/', ' ', $str);
>
$str = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', $str);
You don't need both space characters, as the + symbol matches one or
more, which is just what you want.
Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk