How do I remove specific input in string

Question

String : ID#6 Item name

I want to remove any ID#1 or ID#18 & keep the word after.

$string = str_replace('ID#', '', $string);
$string = substr(strstr("$string"," "), 1);

Is there a more elegant solution?

$str = 'ID#6 Item name'; echo preg_replace ( '/ID#\d+/' , '' , $str ) — bassxzero
– bassxzero, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 23:38
You'll need to use a regex. str_replace is for static content being replaced. Is it always a number after ID#? — chris85
– chris85, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 23:43
Than @bassxzero comment should work for you. You can test regexs and see what they are doing on various sites for example regex101.com. — chris85
– chris85, Commented Nov 16, 2015 at 23:54

Andrew · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-17 00:39:49Z

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This might look a bit weird, but its a one liner

$test = "ID#6123234235345asdasdasdasd";
var_dump(ltrim($test, "ID#0..9")); // string(12) "asdasdasdasd"

answered Nov 17, 2015 at 0:39

Andrew

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