Roman Neuhauser wrote:
> # jochem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx / 2007-01-08 11:35:06 +0100:
>> Dick Jiang wrote:
>>> I think you'd better use regular expression to replace the word
>> agreed - only it a serious dive in the deep end of regexps - the OP may
>> have to use a negative lookahead assertion, something like:
>>
>> $string="avenue 1, ave 1 both have av+e :-)";
>> $words = preg_replace("#\\bave(?!nue)#", "avenue", $string);
>
> That'll also make "average" into "avenuerage". A word-boundary assertion
> should (admittedly, I didn't check) be fine on both sides: '#\bave\b#'.
I think you are correct.
>
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