RE: [PHP] newline and return issues in string

> -----Original Message----- > From: Bastien Koert [mailto:phpster@gmail.com] > Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2011 8:53 AM > To: admin@buskirkgraphics.com > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] newline and return issues in string > > On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 7:58 AM, <admin@buskirkgraphics.com> wrote: > > I have come across an issue with my string that I would like to find > a > > faster way to resolve. > > > > It seems there are new lines and returns at different positions of > the > > string. > > > > > > > > First I exploded on the new line explode(“\n”, $ string) > > > > This gave me a nice array but when I try to implode I get the new > lines > > again. > > > > There is not a consistent position and there seems to be some hidden > returns > > in the array as well. > > > > > > > > Is there a way, or has someone written a filter that would allow me > to > > remove all the newlines and returns from the array or string. > > > > Understand I have resolved this issue but I think I have to be going > about > > this the hard way because it is just too complex . > > > > > > > > FYI > > > > $filter = array("\r\n", "\n", "\r"); > > > > str_replace($filter,’’,$string) ß this is useless in this situation I > have > > tried and it does not change the string at all. > > > > Understand the newlines and returns do not display in the string as > > literals. Meaning you do not see /n or /r it is hidden. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What about using nl2br() and then stripping out all the <BR> tags? > > -- > > Bastien > > Cat, the other other white meat I tried that but same issue