$needle = array("Arr","Arr:","Arrang");
$haystack = " Arr is the proper way of Arr.";
echo str_replace($needle, "Arrangement", $haystack);
Prints: Arrangement is the proper way of Arrangement
Want: Arrangement is the proper way of Arr.
2 Answers
Use preg_replace with an implode and delimiter for your array. The delimiter \s| acts as an or statement with the regex pattern that your array creates:
$needle = array("Arr","Arr:","Arrang");
$haystack = "Arr: is the proper way of Arr.";
echo preg_replace("/".implode("\s|",$needle)."\s/", "Arrangement ", $haystack, 1);
Result:
Arrangement is the proper way of Arr.
5 Comments
Subin Thomas
if
$haystack = "Arr is the proper way of Arr:";, still output shows Arrangement is the proper way of Arr.
Paul Stanley
@SubinThomas thats what is being looked for isnt it?
Subin Thomas
need
"Arr","Arr:","Arrang" all these to be replaced, I think @RichPaul Stanley
Yep, so we only do it once, and Arr gets found first over Arr: and Arrang., because its a shorter string.
Subin Thomas
@Octopi : Still need clarity of question. Not clear his needs.
Try preg_replace. The 1 here means match on the first instance only. /string/ searches for the string.
$haystack = "Arr is the proper way of Arr.";
echo preg_replace("/Arr/", "Arrangement", $haystack, 1);
Arrangementement is the proper way of Arrangementement