note 40925 added to function.preg-replace

From: Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:00:31 +0000
Subject: note 40925 added to function.preg-replace
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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" ?> ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+40925 Delete -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+40925&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+40925&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php

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