regular expression : {link}

Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
replacement :

text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.

replace to ->

text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>

I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.

$value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);

Thanks in advance!

gehegeradeaus@gmail.com wrote:
> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
> replacement :
>
> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
>
> replace to ->
>
> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
>
> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
>
> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
>
> Thanks in advance!

try to use str_replace() instead...
see it here: http://de.php.net/str_replace

gehegeradeaus@gmail.com napisal(a):
> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
> replacement :
>
> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
>
> replace to ->
>
> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
>
> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
>
> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
>
> Thanks in advance!

Try this pattern.
"/\{link\:(.*)\}(.*)\{\/link\}\s/"
rest of the code looks fine.

You can also have a look at the comments below preg-replace Description
at www.php.net. There is a lot of usefull informations how to use it,

http://uk2.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-replace.php

"Ac1d^" <adam82s@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> gehegeradeaus@gmail.com napisal(a):
>> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
>> replacement :
>>
>> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
>>
>> replace to ->
>>
>> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
>>
>> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
>>
>> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
>> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
> Try this pattern.
> "/\{link\:(.*)\}(.*)\{\/link\}\s/"
> rest of the code looks fine.


The problem is that {link:(.*)} matches to the entire "{link:pagehref}a
link{/link}", it reaches the last occurance of } untill stops. Instead of .*
the pattern should be (^})* ie. match anything but }, then it should stop at
the first } which closes the {link} pseudotag.
something like:

"/\{link\:((^})*)\}(^{*)\{\/link\}\s/"


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Kimmo Laine schreef:

> "Ac1d^" <adam82s@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158054059.855759.172420@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > gehegeradeaus@gmail.com napisal(a):
> >> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
> >> replacement :
> >>
> >> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
> >>
> >> replace to ->
> >>
> >> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
> >>
> >> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
> >>
> >> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
> >> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Try this pattern.
> > "/\{link\:(.*)\}(.*)\{\/link\}\s/"
> > rest of the code looks fine.
>
>
> The problem is that {link:(.*)} matches to the entire "{link:pagehref}a
> link{/link}", it reaches the last occurance of } untill stops. Instead of .*
> the pattern should be (^})* ie. match anything but }, then it should stop at
> the first } which closes the {link} pseudotag.
> something like:
>
> "/\{link\:((^})*)\}(^{*)\{\/link\}\s/"
>
>
> --

Unfortunately still nothing, I tried both of the solutions above... but
the replacement doesn't work :

http://cmdstud.khlim.be/~bbrughmans/tmp.phps and
http://cmdstud.khlim.be/~bbrughmans/tmp.php

mutale82@gmail.com schreef:

> gehegeradeaus@gmail.com wrote:
> > Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
> > replacement :
> >
> > text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
> >
> > replace to ->
> >
> > text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
> >
> > I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
> >
> > $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a href=\"$1\"
> > target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
>
> try to use str_replace() instead...
> see it here: http://de.php.net/str_replace

I don't think I can use str_replace in this case, because it is a
dynamic tag.

<gehegeradeaus@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Kimmo Laine schreef:
>
>> "Ac1d^" <adam82s@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1158054059.855759.172420@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>> > gehegeradeaus@gmail.com napisal(a):
>> >> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
>> >> replacement :
>> >>
>> >> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
>> >>
>> >> replace to ->
>> >>
>> >> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
>> >>
>> >> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
>> >>
>> >> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a
>> >> href=\"$1\"
>> >> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance!
>> >
>> > Try this pattern.
>> > "/\{link\:(.*)\}(.*)\{\/link\}\s/"
>> > rest of the code looks fine.
>>
>>
>> The problem is that {link:(.*)} matches to the entire "{link:pagehref}a
>> link{/link}", it reaches the last occurance of } untill stops. Instead of
>> .*
>> the pattern should be (^})* ie. match anything but }, then it should stop
>> at
>> the first } which closes the {link} pseudotag.
>> something like:
>>
>> "/\{link\:((^})*)\}(^{*)\{\/link\}\s/"
>>
>>
>> --
>
> Unfortunately still nothing, I tried both of the solutions above... but
> the replacement doesn't work

I tried this with preg_match:

/{link:([^}]*)}([^{]*){\/link}/

result:
Array (
[0] => {link:pagehref}a link{/link}
[1] => pagehref
[2] => a link
)

That should do it... modify it to suit your needs

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Kimmo Laine schreef:

> <gehegeradeaus@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158060714.858365.181920@i3g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> >
> > Kimmo Laine schreef:
> >
> >> "Ac1d^" <adam82s@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1158054059.855759.172420@i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> >> > gehegeradeaus@gmail.com napisal(a):
> >> >> Can someone help me to make a regular expression for this sort of
> >> >> replacement :
> >> >>
> >> >> text with {link:pagehref}a link{/link}.
> >> >>
> >> >> replace to ->
> >> >>
> >> >> text with <a href="pagehref">a link</a>
> >> >>
> >> >> I tried several things but nothing seems to work... e.g.
> >> >>
> >> >> $value=preg_replace("/\{link\:(.+?)\}(.+?)\{\/link\}/s","<a
> >> >> href=\"$1\"
> >> >> target=\"_blank\">$2</a>",$value);
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks in advance!
> >> >
> >> > Try this pattern.
> >> > "/\{link\:(.*)\}(.*)\{\/link\}\s/"
> >> > rest of the code looks fine.
> >>
> >>
> >> The problem is that {link:(.*)} matches to the entire "{link:pagehref}a
> >> link{/link}", it reaches the last occurance of } untill stops. Instead of
> >> .*
> >> the pattern should be (^})* ie. match anything but }, then it should stop
> >> at
> >> the first } which closes the {link} pseudotag.
> >> something like:
> >>
> >> "/\{link\:((^})*)\}(^{*)\{\/link\}\s/"
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >
> > Unfortunately still nothing, I tried both of the solutions above... but
> > the replacement doesn't work
>
> I tried this with preg_match:
>
> /{link:([^}]*)}([^{]*){\/link}/
>
> result:
> Array (
> [0] => {link:pagehref}a link{/link}
> [1] => pagehref
> [2] => a link
> )
>
> That should do it... modify it to suit your needs
>
> --


thanks, it does work now :)