[RESOLVED] php code: code box

JBWebWorks

how do you get the
PHP CODE:
code box with the code highlighted?

used in phpbuilder forums

NogDog

I do not know what this forum uses, but PHP provides a couple functions for this: [man]highlight_file[/man] and [man]highlight_string[/man].

rsmith

I believe it's a built in feature of the BBCODE bundled with vBulletin.

JBWebWorks

what i mean is in some threads i have visited here, when code is posted it appears in a text area box with the code color highlighted by type

looks like

PHP Code:
and the text area box would be here

when i post code it just appears as text

looks like
<?php

function highlightResults($sDataValue, $sSearchString) {
return str_replace(strtoupper($sDataValue), strtoupper($sSearchString), '<span style="color:red;">'.strtoupper($sSearchString).'</span>');
}
?>

i like the looks of the text area box.

rsmith

Right and I just gave you the answer. It's BBCODE and the vBulletin software that this forum is run with automatically looks for input between the predefined tags and parses accordingly to a set of formatting rules.

ragedigital

<?php

function highlightResults($sDataValue, $sSearchString) {
return str_replace(strtoupper($sDataValue), strtoupper($sSearchString), '<span style="color:red;">'.strtoupper($sSearchString).'</span>');
}
?>

Click the "PHP" icon and insert your code - here's an example:

http://www.ragedigital.com/php/code_box.gif

rsmith

Good call on the visual. Easier to see things then read them sometimes.

JBWebWorks

thanks ragedigital

exactly what i was looking for

jbwebworks

NogDog

See this page for all the bbcode tags available in this forum.