Re: note 11715 added to str_pad

I will add the following to the top of your note: [Editor's note: Of course it will not work in this case. You are mixing concepts here, trying to refer to a regex result inside a function call which takes a string as a parameter. Not a problem w/ the function but with your logic.] If you prefer it being deleted, let me know ASAP. --- rob@OhReally.com wrote: > str_pad will not work inside a regexp. > > suppose you have a date "3-3-2001" and you would > like to get it back as "2001-03-03", the following > will NOT work: > > $newdate = > ereg_replace("([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)", > "\\3-".str_pad("\\2", 2, "0", > STR_PAD_LEFT)."-".str_pad("\\1", 2, "0", > STR_PAD_LEFT), $date); > > you will have to work around it with something like > > ereg("([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)-([0-9]+)", $date, $parts); > $d = str_pad($parts[1], 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT); > $m = str_pad($parts[2], 2, "0", STR_PAD_LEFT); > $y = $parts[3]; > $newdate = "$y-$m-$d"; > > http://www.php.net/manual/nl/function.str-pad.php > > > -- > PHP Notes Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > php-notes-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: > php-notes-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > ===== --- Jesus M. Castagnetto <jmcastagnetto@php.net> __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/