[PHP] How to format a strign with a generic mask??

[Felipe Desiderati]

Hi Folks,

First of all, sorry for my english, but it isnīt good. I īll try to be cleary. Weel, I 
need a simple function that takes a string and format with a generic mask. Like this 
example above:


$string1 = "12345678"
$string2 = "11062003"

echo format_string ("#.###.###-#", $string1);  // --> Returns 1.234.567-8
echo format_string ("##/##/####", $string1);  // --> Returns 11/06/2003


Does anybody here have an idea to how to do this?

Thanks, and sorry again for my english.
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Felipe Desiderati e Souza
Analista de Sistemas e Suporte
Unimed - Fed. Est. Rio de Janeiro
ICQ#: 68557248
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