Re: Exact string replacement...

hi there, Have u tried this... <?php $string = 'foo'; print preg_replace("/^\s$string\s/",' ','bfoo foo foobar.') . "\n"; print eregi_replace("^[[:space:]]".$string."[[:space:]]",' ','bfoo foo alfoobar.') . "\n"; ?> This is not working properly.. Output I got is.... bfoo foo foobar. bfoo foo alfoobar help me out.... Rgds, Desikan On Sat, 9 Feb 2002 03:01:40 -0500, "Brian Clark" <brianj@fusionwerks.com> said: > * Desikan (desikb4u@fastmail.fm) [Feb 09. 2002 02:52]: > > > hi Thanks, > > Sure, > > > But I want to do thr replace operation for > > regular exprerssion and not exactly for the string alone... > > like ----> ^and$,a*, etc.... > > <?php > > $string = 'foo'; > print preg_replace("/^\s$string\s/",' ',' foo foobar.') . > "\n"; > print eregi_replace("^[[:space:]]".$string."[[:space:]]",' > ',' foo > foobar.') . "\n"; > > ?> > > I like the top better.. > > -- > Headers set. CCs on list replies -> bit bucket. > Brian Clark | Unable to leap tall buildings in a single bound. > Fingerprint: 07CE FA37 8DF6 A109 8119 076B B5A2 E5FB E4D0 C7C8 > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- Desikan desikb4u@fastmail.fm