REGEXP PROBLEM!

Anon

Hi, when mySQL database is queried, listed results are returned to visitor on html page. Some of the listed results have this exact phrase: "With Adaptor." How can my visitor's html page "know" to highlight this phrase, if it comes up, in RED?

For example, after visitor makes a query, a list of dozen parts will be returned, like:
keyboard (model abc),
mouse (model wxy),
printer (model 123),
monitor (With Adaptor).

Now, see the item above that says, "With Adaptor." I want the, "With Adaptor," to be displayed to the visitor in bold red (so they, uh, make sure to include the adaptor!)

I do know how to code html to put the font and color tags, but I don't know how to "tell php" to ONLY put those font tags if the specific keywords, "With Adaptor" come up.

Thank you!

philippo

if "With Adaptor" is the only phrase you're looking for, you actually don't need to use any regex. Just replace the string with str_replace():

$str = "monitor (With Adaptor)";

echo str_replace("With Adaptor", "<font color=\"#FF0000\">With Adaptor</font>", $str);

For regex, you would use ereg_replace(), but you really don't need to as "With Adaptor" is the only phrase.

philip

philippo

I meant:
echo str_replace("With Adaptor", "<font color=\"#FF0000\">With Adaptor</font>", $str);