[newb] preg_replace for an email string

hi,

while i'm not new to php, i'm new to pattern matching and am finding it
rather difficult .. i would like to take a string that's an email address,
and change the '@' with '(at)' and any '.'s with '(dot)'. so for instance,
email@nospam.com.au would become email(at)nospam(dot)com(dot)au.

many thanks for any pointers
luke

One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
and almost unreadable luke's handwriting:

>
> hi,
>
> while i'm not new to php, i'm new to pattern matching and am finding it
> rather difficult .. i would like to take a string that's an email
> address, and change the '@' with '(at)' and any '.'s with '(dot)'. so
> for instance, email@nospam.com.au would become
> email(at)nospam(dot)com(dot)au.
>
> many thanks for any pointers
> luke

Why use preg_replace? It's like firing a cannon on a mosquito. I'd
recommend str_replace - refer to www.php.net for documentation. It will
do exactly what you need.

Cheers
Mike

"Micha³ Wo¼niak" <mikiwoz_remove_this@yahoo_remove_this.co.uk> wrote in
message news:d4kn37$5q0$1@213-238-73-81.adsl.inetia.pl...
> One quick glance of an experienced eye allowed to understand the blurred
> and almost unreadable luke's handwriting:
>

i like to keep my helpers on their toes.

thanks for the tip.

preg_replace(array("/@/","/\./"),array("(at)","(dot)"),"first.last@host.domain.t ld");

Have fun!

Marius

ooh. now that's what i was looking for. many thanks marius!




"spampop.10.zmalltalker@spamgourmet.com" <marius.mathiesen@gmail.com> wrote
in message news:1114511956.918311.266300@z14g2000cwz.googlegr oups.com...
>
preg_replace(array("/@/","/\./"),array("(at)","(dot)"),"first.last@host.doma
in.tld");
>
> Have fun!
>
> Marius
>

And to get back to the "cannon on a mosquito" claim

$email = "noSPAM@example.org";
$old = array("@", ".");
$new = array("(at)", "(dot)');

str_replace($old, $new, $email);