Quicker/Easier method to do this

[Chris_Evans]

Hi,
The following code takes a 'term' and replaces it with the data from the database within an HTML file.

		// Format the results to specified
		// standards
		while($search_array = mysql_fetch_array($this->results)) {
			// First term
			$this->formatted_results = str_replace("ID", $search_array['id'], $html);

		// Second term
		$this->formatted_results = str_replace("NAME", $search_array['name'], $html);

		// Third term
		$this->formatted_results = str_replace("DESCRIPTION", $search_array['description'], $html);
	}

Not everything is there obviously but I'm looking to see if there is a quicker way to perform that str_replace method?

I know I could use an array for the search terms within that str_replace function, but I can't think of a way to use an array or something similar for the replacement terms?

Any ideas would be appreciated.. have quite a few terms to add, and if I only had to update an array, that'd be better. 😃

Thanks,

Chris

[ShawnK]

<?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 );
}
?> 

The above is a script I used to replace characters in a message board script I was working on. You can use it for yours.

[Chris_Evans]

Hi,
I can see that working but...

How could I make the $value be $array[name]?

Thanks,

Chris

[bubblenut]

Slight change of the code for your needs.

foreach($search_array as $key => $value) {
  $this->formatted_results=str_replace(strtoupper($key), $value, $html);
}

HTH
Bubble

[Chris_Evans]

Ah, simple really. Thanks! 🙂