String replace help

[sirraul]

i have a string like this
last_name , given_name , possition_applied_for , accept_lower_rank , nationality , available_form , mother_language , civil_status , other_languages , date_place_of_birth , permanent_adress , .....
and i want to echo the string like this '{$POST['last_name']}', '{$POST['given_name']}', .... can you help me manage this? tnx

[bradgrafelman]

Okay, do you want to actually replace the "last_name" keyword with the data inside the POST array, or just the string "$_POST['last_name']" ? If you want to actually replace it with the data in the superglobal, you'd use something like this:

$pattern = '/`(.*?)`/e'; // actually replace the keyword with data from superglobal
// OR
$pattern = '/`(.*?)`/'; // don't replace with data, just the literal $_POST[] reference
$newString = preg_replace($pattern, '$_POST["$1"]', $oldString);

I've gotta run, but if someone with REGEXP knowledge wants to explain how the two pattersn differ with the 'e' modifier, please do!

[sirraul]

this prints $POST["value"] but i want to print '$POST['value']'

[sirraul]

problem resolved... tnx guys...

[bradgrafelman]

Don't forget to mark the thread resolved.