Hi Roger
Try this:
$str = "sometext sometext [emoticon01] sometext [emoticon23] sometext";
$new_str = preg_replace("/\[emoticon(\d\d)\]/", "/image/emot/\\1.gif",
$str);
print $new_str;
Seems to work?
Rgds
John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 11:41 AM
Subject: [PHP] regex for emoticon codes
> i have something like
> $str = "sometext sometext [emoticon01] sometext [emoticon23] sometext";
>
> i would like to use regex to replace those codes into:
> sometext sometext /images/emot/01.gif sometext /images/emot/23.gif
sometext
>
> all numerics after the code "emoticon" consisted of exactly 2 digits; and
they
> are in the range from emoticon01 to emoticon30.
>
> i have spent the whole day starring at my crt and reading manpages plus
> examples. i achieved nothing but sore eyes.
>
> i would GREATLY-GREATLY appreciate if someone could gimme a code snippet
on how
> to this sorta thing.
>
> best rgds.
> roger
>
>
>
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