note 102996 added to function.str-replace

Alternative solution <?php function Replacment(&$paragraph,$oldWord,$newWord){ //check the inputs if (is_string($paragraph) && is_string($oldWord) && is_string($newWord)){ //search if word exist in paragraph $replace_count = 0; while (stripos($paragraph, $oldWord) !== false) { $find = stripos($paragraph, $oldWord); // split the paragraphe to two string (before the word and after the word) $str1 = substr($paragraph,0,$find); $start_cut = $find + strlen($oldWord); $str2 = substr($paragraph,$start_cut); //Re-merge the string with the new word $paragraph = $str1.$newWord.$str2; $replace_count ++; } return $replace_count; }else{ return false; } } //Example $paragraph = 'Hi my Name is Ayham Alsuleman'; $oldWord = 'Ayham'; $newWord = 'Hemo'; print '<font color="red">Old Paragraph:</font>'.$paragraph; print '<br /><font color="red">Old Word:'.$oldWord.'</font> , New Word:'.$newWord; print '<br />The count of replacmet is'.Replacment(&$paragraph,$oldWord,$newWord); print '<br /><font color="green">New Paragraphe;</font>'.$paragraph; ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 82.137.200.9 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.str-replace.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/102996 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/102996 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/102996 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php