[Resolved] remove comma from amount

[lobster]

Hello all. I have searched and tried to understand preg_replace but it isn't coming to me on how this should work.

The issue: have text field where people enter in a price. Some people put the $ and some put commas. I need all commas, dollar signs and spaces removed from the amount so that it is clean going into the db. ie. 49000

$price = preg_replace("/$,/","",$price);

Is it something like this?

[bubblenut]

No need to use preg_replace here as you're only getting rid of simple strings. Use str_replace with an arrays for the parameters.

$search  = array('$',',',' ');
$replace = array('','','');
$price=str_replace($search, $replace, $price);

I don't know if it would work but you could try the following syntax to save a few chars (put them box and save them up for christmas!😉)

$search = array('$', ',',' ');
$price = str_replace($search, '', $price);

Give it a try and let us know if it works 🙂

Bubble

[lobster]

Like a charm!

Thanks! 😃

[bubblenut]

What, the second one worked? Is so I'm gonna have to remember that 😃

Cheers
Bubble

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