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Not tested.
That works.^
and what each of the symbols are for.
[B]b[/B]: word boundary
[B][a-z][/B]: one character, lower case, a thru z
[B]/[/B]: delimiter
[B]e[/B]: "e" modifier, used with preg_replace, orders the second argument to be evaluated.So... If I would like to uppercase the letter after a period would I use this:
preg_replace('/b./e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);
And if I would like to uppercase the letter after a hyphen would I use this:
preg_replace('/b-/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);
For me to give useful help about this you will need to post a before and after example!
one-x
a.s.a.p.
[B]After:[/B]
One-X
A.S.A.P.That is because every character in that string is at a word boundry and is matched by a wildcard. Doesn't make it right though.
I believe that this is making anything after an [B]'[/B] become uppercase.
[U]Example:[/U]
So the word don't becomes Don'T and I want it to become Don't.
Is there a way to remove that from happening with this line? Otherwise I will add a str_replace.Thanks it works, but I did find a little error in it.
I found a song that looked like this:
Kill Rock 'N Roll
the N becomes lowercase in that.
So...
- if the ' comes before the word keep the first letter after it uppercase
- if the ' comes inside the word, keep the letter after it lowercase
Don't
Rock 'N Roll
to appear like that. That is what that expression does. Maybe you didn't explain something properly.Then why doesn't it work?
And yes... I do want:
Don't
Can't
Shouldn't
Wouldn't
That's
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'esprit D'escalier Don't
Can't
Shouldn't
Wouldn't
That's
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'esprit D'escalier
I get and don't want:
Don'T
Can'T
Shouldn'T
Wouldn'T
That'S
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'Esprit D'Escalier
I'm not sure. Too much code for my liking. Most of it redundant. Start by stripping out all the calls to UCWORDS. http://d-top.org/la.php
but it doesn't work in the actual application.
http://d-top.org/la.php Well it's not this code at fault, so you will have start looking elsewhere for the error. That code is okay when echoing something... like:
echo edit_name('christian's inferno');
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
$name = 'christian's inferno';
$name = edit_name($name);
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens??? That code you've posted works? Because you seem to have an awful amount of badly nested quotes. yeah it works, i like working in php with ' instead " ....for reasons like <a href""> i like the "" quotes in that way... but yes it works Correcting...
$name = "christian's inferno";
echo edit_name($name);
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens??? Correcting AGAIN...
$name = "christian's inferno";
echo edit_name($name);
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
$name = edit_name($name);
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens??? 
@NogDogAug 06.2010 — #No idea why it would be different. I would suggest starting by creating the query string, then echoing it out separately to confirm that it looks how you expect. Also make sure you check that the query succeeded and mysql_affected_rows() is not zero, so that you are not just seeing an unchanged DB value.
ucwords
Using this function, How can I get it so that it will uppercase the first letter after a parentheses, (a cat) would become (A Cat), and not (a Cat).
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@The_Little_GuyauthorSep 29.2006 — #reply?
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@chazzySep 29.2006 — #[code=php]
function ucFirstWithParenthesis($string){
$temp = str_replace("(","( ",$string);
$temp = ucwords($temp);
return $temp;
}
[/code]Not tested.
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@The_Little_GuyauthorSep 29.2006 — #It half way worked, so I modifyed it to look like this:[code=php]function edit_name($edit){
$nedit = str_replace("(","( ",$edit);
$temp = ucwords($nedit);
$nedit = str_replace("( ","(",$temp);
return $nedit;
}[/code]That works.^
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@chazzySep 29.2006 — #knew i forgot something. glad i mentioned not tested and you knew what to do ? cheers!reply?
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@bokehSep 29.2006 — #[code=php]<?php
$target = 'a (string with brackets).';
echo preg_replace('/b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);
?>[/code]reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorSep 29.2006 — #Can someone explaine to me what this means: [B]/b[a-z]/e[/B]and what each of the symbols are for.
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@bokehSep 29.2006 — #[B]/[/B]: delimiter[B]b[/B]: word boundary
[B][a-z][/B]: one character, lower case, a thru z
[B]/[/B]: delimiter
[B]e[/B]: "e" modifier, used with preg_replace, orders the second argument to be evaluated.
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@The_Little_GuyauthorSep 29.2006 — #preg_replace('/b./e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);
And if I would like to uppercase the letter after a hyphen would I use this:
preg_replace('/b-/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);
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@bokehSep 29.2006 — #So... If I would like to uppercase the letter after a period would I use this:No! For a start an unescaped dot in PCRE is a wildcard. Also even if it were an escaped dot all you would be capturing would be a dot.
preg_replace('/b./e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);[/QUOTE]
And if I would like to uppercase the letter after a hyphen would I use this:All you are capturing here is a hyphen.
preg_replace('/b-/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $target);[/QUOTE]
For me to give useful help about this you will need to post a before and after example!
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@The_Little_GuyauthorSep 30.2006 — #[B]Before:[/B]one-x
a.s.a.p.
[B]After:[/B]
One-X
A.S.A.P.
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@bokehSep 30.2006 — #reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 03.2006 — #[code=php]$nedit = preg_replace('/b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);[/code]I believe that this is making anything after an [B]'[/B] become uppercase.
[U]Example:[/U]
So the word don't becomes Don'T and I want it to become Don't.
Is there a way to remove that from happening with this line? Otherwise I will add a str_replace.
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@bokehOct 03.2006 — #[code=php]$nedit = preg_replace('/(?<!')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);[/code]reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 03.2006 — #I found a song that looked like this:
Kill Rock 'N Roll
the N becomes lowercase in that.
So...
- if the ' comes before the word keep the first letter after it uppercase
- if the ' comes inside the word, keep the letter after it lowercase
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@bokehOct 03.2006 — #[code=php]$nedit = preg_replace('/(?<![a-z]')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);[/code]reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #That doesn't do it, it still makes everything after a [B]'[/B] uppercasereply?
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #That doesn't do it, it still makes everything after a [B]'[/B] uppercase[/QUOTE]You said you wanted
Don't
Rock 'N Roll
to appear like that. That is what that expression does. Maybe you didn't explain something properly.
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #And yes... I do want:
Don't
Can't
Shouldn't
Wouldn't
That's
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'esprit D'escalier
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #[code=php]<?php
$nedit = "don't! rock 'n roll!";
echo $nedit = preg_replace('/(?<![a-z]')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);
# echos: Don't! Rock 'N Roll!
?>[/code]What is the problem with that? Isn't that what you asked for?reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #Can't
Shouldn't
Wouldn't
That's
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'esprit D'escalier
I get and don't want:
Don'T
Can'T
Shouldn'T
Wouldn'T
That'S
Rock 'N Roll
'Bout
'Round
L'Esprit D'Escalier
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #Maybe its the function:[code=php]function move_end($text)
{
return(preg_replace('/^(a|an|the)s+(.+)/i', '\2, \1', $text));
}
function edit_name($edit){
$remove = array("/", "&", " ");
$replace = array("", "And", " ");
$nedit = move_end(ucwords(addslashes(strtolower(str_replace($remove,$replace,$edit)))));
$nedit = str_replace(".",". ",$nedit);
$temp = ucwords($nedit);
$nedit = str_replace(". ",".",$temp);
$nedit = str_replace("-","- ",$nedit);
$temp = ucwords($nedit);
$nedit = str_replace("- ","-",$temp);
$nedit = preg_replace('/(?<![a-z]')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);
return $nedit;
}[/code]reply?
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #reply?
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #Ok! Here's my take on it. Assuming the addslashes is to escape the DB (but really you should use the custom escape function for your D?:[code=php]function edit_name($nedit)
{
$nedit = strtolower($nedit);
$nedit = str_replace(array("/", "&", " "), array("", "and", " "), $nedit);
$nedit = preg_replace('/^(a|an|the)s+(.+)/i', '$2, $1', $nedit);
$nedit = preg_replace('/(?<![a-z]')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);
return addslashes($nedit);
}[/code]reply?
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #"[I]Nope, that doesn't work for me.[/I]" That type of statement is not very helpful to your cause. Provide the string that is problematic, the expected result and the obtained result.reply?
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #Ok... I take that back it does work here: but it doesn't work in the actual application.
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@The_Little_GuyauthorOct 04.2006 — #"[I]Nope, that doesn't work for me.[/I]" That type of statement is not very helpful to your cause. Provide the string that is problematic, the expected result and the obtained result.[/QUOTE]
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@bokehOct 04.2006 — #I really don't see what you are complaining about. This code mimics your desired result exactly.[code=php]<?php
function edit_name($nedit)
{
$nedit = strtolower($nedit);
$nedit = str_replace(array("/", "&", " "), array("", "and", " "), $nedit);
$nedit = preg_replace('/^(a|an|the)s+(.+)/i', '$2, $1', $nedit);
$nedit = preg_replace('/(?<![a-z]')b[a-z]/e', "strtoupper('$0')", $nedit);
return addslashes($nedit);
}
$tests = array("don't! rock 'n roll",
"l'esprit d'escalier",
"'bout",
"that's",
"one-x",
"l.d.n."
);
foreach($tests as $test)
{
echo edit_name($test)."<br>n";
}
?>[/code]reply?
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@bokehOct 05.2006 — #reply?
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@mickeycAug 06.2010 — #echo edit_name('christian's inferno');
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
$name = 'christian's inferno';
$name = edit_name($name);
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens???
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@Declan1991Aug 06.2010 — #reply?
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@mickeycAug 06.2010 — #reply?
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@mickeycAug 06.2010 — #$name = "christian's inferno";
echo edit_name($name);
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens???
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@mickeycAug 06.2010 — #$name = "christian's inferno";
echo edit_name($name);
the result is "Christian's Inferno".
but, when inserting or updating on a sql the result is like this:
$name = edit_name($name);
mysql_query('UPDATE some_table SET name='".$name."' ');
the result in the db is "Christian'S Inferno".
Why do this happens???
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@NogDogAug 06.2010 — #reply?