quick ereg_replace to preg_replace

Question

I am learning PHP functions and have this problem:

I need to change the function *ereg_replace*

$row[$j] = ereg_replace("\n", "\\n", $row[$j]);

to *preg_replace*

how to do it ?

Thank you

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '13 at 19:55

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Well, this is not a regular expression that you are using. What you want here is str_replace.

$row[$j] = str_replace("\n", "\\n", $row[$j]);

Rather read up about what regular expressions are and how they work.

answered Jun 03 '13 at 19:55

Richard

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you know I am learning from php.net and I am still on "E" (ereg_replace). Going alphabetically :) – Ing. Michal Hudak Jun 03 '13 at 19:58
Sure, but you'll need a real regex example to use regex'. Like this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16904590/regex-formula-for-a-file-name/16904648 – Richard Jun 03 '13 at 20:02
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regular expressions are my "Achilles heel" – Ing. Michal Hudak Jun 03 '13 at 20:05

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