| Re: str_replace does not like empty quotes [message #186195 is a reply to message #186194] |
Fri, 20 June 2014 01:33   |
Jerry Stuckle
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On 6/19/2014 9:21 PM, Arno Welzel wrote:
> Arno Welzel, 2014-06-20 03:19:
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>> richard, 2014-06-20 01:33:
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>>> $a=str_replace($a,"\","");
>>>
>>> This generates the error: Unexpected "".
>>>
>>> http://www.php.net//manual/en/function.str-replace.php
>>>
>>> While here in the manual, they do precisely the same thing!
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>> No - they don't!
>>
>> Use: $a=str_replace($a,"\"","");
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> Sorry - of course: $a=str_replace("\"","",$a);
>
> Since the order of the parameters is
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> 1) What to search
> 2) What to replace
> 3) Where to search in
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>> Beware of the double quotes, since \ starts an escape - this means, the
>> meaning of the second quote (") is NOT "end string here".
>>
>> To make this more clear:
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>> " <- String starts here. \" <- This just ONE character end here -> "
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>
Arno, that will replace the double quotes ("), which doesn't look like
what Richard wants.
But why help him when all he does is insult the same people who try to
help him? That's exactly why I didn't just give him the answer in the
first place (not to mention the fact he's asked similar questions
before, and has still failed to learn).
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