note 74097 added to function.preg-split

If you want to convert a full-value string into shorthand, keeping only some specific characters, you may find this useful. Take a note of how the separator works (useful for SEO URLs etc.) <?php function shorthand($str, $separator='-') { $chunks = preg_split('/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/', $str, -1, PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY); return implode($separator, $chunks); }; $text = ' ..:: Yeah, cup of coffee! ::.. '; // prints 'yeah-cup-of-coffee' echo strtolower(shorthand($text)); ?> ---- Server IP: 212.24.129.110 Probable Submitter: 212.11.118.139 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-split.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/74097 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/74097 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/74097 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php