[RESOLVED] Regular expression problem

palpie

In this string - "This is just an example" - I want to change all and to and . I know ways to do it with this string, but as it says it's only an example.

I've tried this:

$string = "This <B>is</B> just <B>an</B> example.";
$string = eregi_replace("<B>(.+)</B>", "<I>\\1</I>", $string);

But it returns:

"This is just an example."

I can't use:

$string = eregi_replace("<B>([^<]+)</B>", "<I>\\1</I>", $string);

because I want it to be possible to have a < in between.

Is what I'm asking for possible, or do I have to solve it with other functions? Which functions then?

Sxooter

I'd just string_replace it.

meeiw

yo.
I think you get this beacause your search pattern is greedy.

"This is just an example."

Make it ungreedy. This is the trick. Note the '?'. Check the manual for more information.

$string = eregi_replace("<B>(.+?)</B>", "<I>\1</I>", $string);