parsing for "numbers" (regexp?)

[Anon]

Howdy 🙂

I am developing a function that parses a string and replaces certain matches found within.

All is well, except for one problem which I have not solved, this probably needs more regexp than I know at this stage 🙂

Problem:
Turning strings like "U-47" into a string like "<a href=/b/u47.htm>U-47</a>". There could be several of those in a single string that I'd need to link like that.

I know that any of the "numbers" (here, 47) will have a HTML page ready in the /b folder so if I can parse the thing I can blindly code the URL.

Any ideas? 🙂

Gudmundur Helgason

[mrjam]

<?
function speedylink ($var) {
echo '<a href="/b/'.strtolower(str_replace("-","",$var)).'.htm">'.$var.'</a>';
}
?>

Then call the function like:

<? speedylink("U----FOOBAR-69"); ?>

No need to explain this one i think. I hope i understood you right tho.

// Thomasson