Forum codes

On 21-Aug-2003, "HamuNaptra" <hamunaptra@pandora.be.NOSPAM> wrote:

> I'm making my own forum, but I've run into a problem.
>
> I created my own BB-code e.e. [b] = bold, ...
>
> I use this code:
> $msg = str_replace("", "<b>", $msg);
> $msg = str_replace("", "</b>", $msg);
>
> now this works fine, but I also want to allow links using
>
> link
> name
>
> I could do a search for [URL, then remember the position and depending on
> the
> folowing
>
> ]
> - search for [/url] and all chars before that is the hyperlink
>
> OR =
> - search for ], all chars before that make up the hyperlink, and all
> folowing
> chars in front of [/url] make up the name
>
> This is my way, but isn't there a better way?

preg_replace('/\[URL\](.+)\[\/URL\]/i','<a href="$1">$1</a>',$textstring)

http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php

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Tom Thackrey
www.creative-light.com

On 21-Aug-2003, "HamuNaptra" <hamunaptra@pandora.be.NOSPAM> wrote:

> > preg_replace('/\[URL\](.+)\[\/URL\]/i','<a
> > href="$1">$1</a>',$textstring)
>
> where do the $1 come from?

the $1 is the string in $textstring that matched the (.+) in the pattern

this is a great opportunity to read the manual
http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php

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Tom Thackrey
www.creative-light.com