> I have a search string ($search) and a result ($result). I need to > highlight every occurance of $search in $result. > > I know that it means that I need to change (for example) > > $result = "This is a test, isn't it?" > $search = "is" > > Into > > $result = "th<span class="highlight">is</span> <span > class="highlight">is</span> a test, <span > class="highlight">is</span>'nt it" > > Now I can easily see how to change the FIRST occurrence of the word, > but how can I change every occurance?
How about str_replace? $result = "This is a test, isn't it?"; $search = "is"; $replacement = '<span class="highlight">' . $search . '</span>'; $result = str_replace( $search, $replacement, $result ); HTH Erwin -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php