On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:21 PM, Ford, Mike <M.Ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: m a r k u s [mailto:queribus2000@xxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: 11 August 2009 15:34 > > > > I see that from PHP 5.3.0 ereg_replace() function is deprecated and > > throws a warning. > > I would like to use the preg_replace() function as an alternative of > > ereg_replace() function but... > > can't undestand the "\n#[^\n]*\n" expression. > > > > $sql = ereg_replace("\n#[^\n]*\n", "", $sql); > > Generally the only change you need to make for transition from ereg to preg > (for simple expressions, anyway) is the addition of pattern delimiters. So > the above becomes, for example: > > $sql = preg_replace("|\n#[^\n]*\n|", "", $sql); > > Although I would argue that those \ characters should be escaped (and > should have been even for ereg), so the more correct version of this is: > > $sql = preg_replace("|\\n#[^\\n]*\\n|", "", $sql); > > > Cheers! > > Mike > -- > Mike Ford, > Electronic Information Developer, Libraries and Learning Innovation, > Leeds Metropolitan University, C507, Civic Quarter Campus, > Woodhouse Lane, LEEDS, LS1 3HE, United Kingdom > Email: m.ford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tel: +44 113 812 4730 > > > > > > To view the terms under which this email is distributed, please go to > http://disclaimer.leedsmet.ac.uk/email.htm > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > You can use a single quote string (instead of escape the \n) The result is the same, but is more legible. $sql = preg_replace('|\n#[^\n]*\n|', '', $sql); Personally I try to not use double quoted. PHP parses single quoted very much faster. # for this echo "Hi, $name, wellcome $home"; # I use echo 'Hi, ', $name, ', wellcome ', $home; # or printf( 'Hi, %s, wellcome %s', $name, $home ); And of course, this is a matter of taste! -- Martin Scotta
