PHP reg replace all [hexa] to a font color string?

Question

I have a String, : $s="[#efefef]H[#fafafa]I!";

How I can do a new string for this like:

$s2="<font color='#efefef'>H</font><font color='#fafafa'>I</font>!";

Thanks

orlp · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-23 17:28:10Z

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The  object is obsolete. Use  instead.

preg_replace("/\\[#([0-9a-f]+)\\]([^[]+)/i", "<span style=\"color: #\\1;\">\\2</span>", $s);

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 16:47

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i get this: [#efefef]H[#fafafa]I! ....not work

Try now, sorry, beginner mistake by me :)

Czechnology · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-23 17:27:40Z

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For you example data this should work nicely:

$s2 = preg_replace('~\[(#[0-9a-f]{6})\]([A-Z])~',
                   "<font color='$1'>$2</font>", $s);

You might want to change the [A-Z] placeholder for you needs. This only matches one uppercase letter, as in your example.

answered Mar 23, 2011 at 16:45

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