How to use str replace in PHP
In this article I will explain how the str_replace() function can be used in PHP.
str_replace() function in PHP
- The str_replace() function is used to replace some characters with some other characters in a string.
- The str_replace() function is case-sensitive.
- The str_replace() function is binary-safe.
This function works by the following rules:
- It returns an array, If the string to be searched is an array.
- Find and replace is performed with every array element, If the string to be searched is an array.
- If both find and replace are arrays, and replace has fewer elements than find, an empty string will be used as replace
- The replace string will be used for every find value, If find is an array and replace is a string.
Syntax
| str_replace(find,replace,string,count) |
Parameter
- find find is required parameter. it is specify for find the value.
- replace replace is required parameter. it is specify for value to replace.
- string string is required parameter. it is specify for search the string.
- count count is optional parameter. it is variable that counts the number of replacements .
Example
The following example show to how the str_replace() function can be used in PHP.
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<html>
<body>
<h3 style="color: blue;">str_replace() function example in PHP</h3>
<?php
$arr_list = array("Nitin".'<br/>',"Ravi".'<br/>',"Sachin".'<br/>',"Sunny".'<br/>');
print_r(str_replace("Ravi","Priyanka",$arr_list,$i));
echo "<br/>Replacements: $i";
?>
</body>
</html>
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Output
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