note 40925 deleted from function.preg-replace by colder
| From: | colder@php.net | Date: | Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:51:04 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 40925 deleted from function.preg-replace by colder | ||
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Note Submitter: silasjpalmer at optusnet dot com dot au
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Using preg_rep to return extracts without breaking the middle of words
(useful for search results)
<?php
$string = "Don't split words";
echo substr($string, 0, 10); // Returns "Don't spli"
$pattern = "/(^.{0,10})(\W+.*$)/";
$replacement = "\${1}";
echo preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $string); // Returns "Don't"
?>