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> -----Original Message----- > From: rick [mailto:rick@;somers.net] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 00:22 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP] str_replace > > > How could this be written better? Is there a way to do it all > in 1 line? > > $file = str_replace(" ", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("'", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("\\", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("/", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace(":", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("+", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("&", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("=", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("@", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("%", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("^", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("*", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("~", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("`", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace(";", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("|", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("{", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("}", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("[", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("]", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("%", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("?", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("(", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace(")", "", "$file"); > $file = str_replace("#", "", "$file"); > > Thanks! :) > > ..rick > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php