ereg_replace

[jamesm87]

Hey,

If I have for example a word like this :

$badword = "*uck";

How can I use the ereg_replace so that it not only replaces uck but also buck and tuck and stuck for example?

I'm guessing something like this would be best, but me and patterns are not a perfect match! :bemused:

ereg_replace($badword,"****",$message);

Thanks agian!

James

[jazz_snob]

Try this; catches stuck and stucking 🙂

$str ="this is the stuck string";
$replaced = preg_replace( "{\b[a-zA-Z]+uck(ing)?}", "****", $str );
echo $replaced; 
//prints: this is the **** string