no spaces in str_replace()

[ShawnK]

Here is the code:

<?php
$text = "your€text ‘ go ’ es “ here aa ” aaaa•";

$variables = array( "£" => "&pound", 
                             "€" => "&euro",
                              "‘" =>"'",
                              "’" =>"'",
                              "“" =>"\"",
                              "”" =>"\"",
                              "'" =>"&bull"
                              );

while( list( $key, $value ) = each( $variables ) )
{
    $text = str_replace( $key , $value, $text );
}

echo $text;
?>

The problem is that it will only replace the euro symbol and the bullet if there is no spaces. Like this:

text•text

In that situation it will replace it but when it's like this:

text • text

it won't work. Any ideas?

[planetsim]

Weird that maybe try this (barely changed)

<?php
$text = "your € text ‘ go ’ es “ here aa ” aaaa•";

$variables = array("£" => "&pound;", 
                   "€" => "&euro;",
                   "‘" =>"'",
                   "’" =>"'",
                   "“" =>"\"",
                   "”" =>"\"",
                   "'" =>"&bull;",
				   "•" =>"&bull;"
                   );

while(list($key,$value) = each($variables))
{
    $text = str_replace($key,$value,$text);
}

echo $text;
?>

[acey99]

Originally posted by ShawnK
Here is the code:

<?php
$text = "your€text ‘ go ’ es “ here aa ” aaaa•";

$variables = array( "£" => "&pound", 
                             "€" => "&euro",
                              "‘" =>"'",
                              "’" =>"'",
                              "“" =>"\"",
                              "”" =>"\"",
                              "'" =>"&bull"
                              );

while( list( $key, $value ) = each( $variables ) )
{
    $text = str_replace( $key , $value, $text );
}

echo $text;
?>

The problem is that it will only replace the euro symbol and the bullet if there is no spaces. Like this:

text•text

In that situation it will replace it but when it's like this:

text • text

it won't work. Any ideas? [/B]

I'd use:

<?php
$text = "your€text ‘ go ’ es “ here aa ” aaaa•";

$variables = array( "£" => "&pound", 
                             "€" => "&euro",
                              "‘" =>"'",
                              "’" =>"'",
                              "“" =>"\"",
                              "”" =>"\"",
                              "'" =>"&bull"
                              );

while( list( $key, $value ) = each( $variables ) )
{
    $text = preg_replace( "/\\s+".$key."\\s+/i" , $value, $text );
}

echo $text;
?>

[ShawnK]

Thanks alot!

[Bunkermaster]

read planetsim's post and notice the semi colons. This will help.