[PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
I have a search string ($search) and a result ($result). I need to highlight every occurance of $search in $result. I know that it means that I need to change (for example) $result = This is a test, isn't it? $search = is Into $result = thspan class=highlightis/span span class=highlightis/span a test, span class=highlightis/span'nt it Now I can easily see how to change the FIRST occurrence of the word, but how can I change every occurance? How about str_replace? $result = This is a test, isn't it?; $search = is; $replacement = 'span class=highlight' . $search . '/span'; $result = str_replace( $search, $replacement, $result ); HTH Erwin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
RE: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Hey there I told you my brain was feeling fuzzy :) This works great. Only one problem... I would like it to be case insensitive... Any way? I assume that it would be a ereg/preg replace, but I have no clue with regexp at all. Anyone who could help?? David Russell IT Support Manager Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd Tel: +2711 444-7250 Fax: +2711 444-7256 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com -Original Message- From: Erwin [mailto:erwin;isiz.com] Sent: 04 November 2002 10:42 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria I have a search string ($search) and a result ($result). I need to highlight every occurance of $search in $result. I know that it means that I need to change (for example) $result = This is a test, isn't it? $search = is Into $result = thspan class=highlightis/span span class=highlightis/span a test, span class=highlightis/span'nt it Now I can easily see how to change the FIRST occurrence of the word, but how can I change every occurance? How about str_replace? $result = This is a test, isn't it?; $search = is; $replacement = 'span class=highlight' . $search . '/span'; $result = str_replace( $search, $replacement, $result ); HTH Erwin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php smime.p7s Description: application/pkcs7-signature
Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
David Russell wrote:
Hey there
I told you my brain was feeling fuzzy :)
This works great. Only one problem... I would like it to be case
insensitive... Any way?
I assume that it would be a ereg/preg replace, but I have no clue with
regexp at all.
Try the following one:
$result = This is a test, isn't it?;
$search = is;
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
Grtz Erwin
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RE: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Hi Erwin,
Yep, this does exactly what str_replace does.
How can I make the whole thing case insensitive:
$result= This Is A Test, Isn't It?
$search= IS
It will include the 'is' in 'This', and also the 'Is' and the 'is' in
'isn't'.
cheers
David Russell
IT Support Manager
Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +2711 444-7250
Fax: +2711 444-7256
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com
-Original Message-
From: Erwin [mailto:erwin;isiz.com]
Sent: 04 November 2002 11:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
David Russell wrote:
Hey there
I told you my brain was feeling fuzzy :)
This works great. Only one problem... I would like it to be case
insensitive... Any way?
I assume that it would be a ereg/preg replace, but I have no clue with
regexp at all.
Try the following one:
$result = This is a test, isn't it?;
$search = is;
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
Grtz Erwin
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RE: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Sorry, my mistake...
This is what happens when you have 2 machines - one production and one
development. You get confused between the two grin
Just one more thing,
How can I get the return in the same case as it was originally?
Ie if I have $string = Forward , and $search = for, I want
spanForward/span, not span...forward/span.
David Russell
IT Support Manager
Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +2711 444-7250
Fax: +2711 444-7256
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com
-Original Message-
From: David Russell [mailto:DavidR;BarloworldOptimus.com]
Sent: 04 November 2002 11:54 AM
To: 'Erwin'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Hi Erwin,
Yep, this does exactly what str_replace does.
How can I make the whole thing case insensitive:
$result= This Is A Test, Isn't It?
$search= IS
It will include the 'is' in 'This', and also the 'Is' and the 'is' in
'isn't'.
cheers
David Russell
IT Support Manager
Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +2711 444-7250
Fax: +2711 444-7256
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com
-Original Message-
From: Erwin [mailto:erwin;isiz.com]
Sent: 04 November 2002 11:27 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
David Russell wrote:
Hey there
I told you my brain was feeling fuzzy :)
This works great. Only one problem... I would like it to be case
insensitive... Any way?
I assume that it would be a ereg/preg replace, but I have no clue with
regexp at all.
Try the following one:
$result = This is a test, isn't it?;
$search = is;
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
Grtz Erwin
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Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Try the following one:
$result = This is a test, isn't it?;
$search = is;
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
Grtz Erwin
David Russell wrote:
Hi Erwin,
Yep, this does exactly what str_replace does.
No, it doens't...this one is case insensitive. The pattern (which is
/(is)/i in this example), has the i modifier (the last i), which means
case insensitive. In fact, the above regexp even preserves case for you!
How can I make the whole thing case insensitive:
It already is, please try it again (I've doublechecked it by now) ;-))
Grtz Erwin
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Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
How can I get the return in the same case as it was originally?
Ie if I have $string = Forward , and $search = for, I want
spanForward/span, not span...forward/span.
Read my reply to your previous reply ;-))
But...some more explanation:
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
The first argument is the pattern, which is '/(for)/i' in the case of
searching for for.
That will match every occurence of for, For, fOr, and so on. The case
insensitivy is reached by the i modifier at the end of the pattern. The
second argument is the replace string. The $1 is an backward reference to
the first item between brackets.
That'll mean that the from the word Forward, the $1 parameter will contain
For. So, the For -part from Forward will be replaced with
span class=highlightFor/span
and that's exactly what you want (right?)...
Hope this clears your brain up ;-)))
Grtz Erwin
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RE: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
Hi Erwin,
Great thanx, my brain is cleared grin. Well, a little more...
Where would I be able to find more info about regexp's?
TIA
David Russell
IT Support Manager
Barloworld Optimus (Pty) Ltd
Tel: +2711 444-7250
Fax: +2711 444-7256
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
web: www.BarloworldOptimus.com
-Original Message-
From: Erwin [mailto:erwin;isiz.com]
Sent: 04 November 2002 12:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PHP] Re: Battling with highlighting search criteria
How can I get the return in the same case as it was originally?
Ie if I have $string = Forward , and $search = for, I want
spanForward/span, not span...forward/span.
Read my reply to your previous reply ;-))
But...some more explanation:
$result = preg_replace( '/(' . $search . ')/i', span
class=\highlight\\$1/span, $result );
The first argument is the pattern, which is '/(for)/i' in the case of
searching for for. That will match every occurence of for, For,
fOr, and so on. The case insensitivy is reached by the i modifier at
the end of the pattern. The second argument is the replace string. The
$1 is an backward reference to the first item between brackets. That'll
mean that the from the word Forward, the $1 parameter will contain
For. So, the For -part from Forward will be replaced with span
class=highlightFor/span and that's exactly what you want
(right?)...
Hope this clears your brain up ;-)))
Grtz Erwin
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