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  • joanna
    #1

    adding space between words preg_replace

    Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
    the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
    doing

    $old = htmlspecialchar s($row['name']);

    $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);

    the results of this are

    TomSmith

    instead of

    Tom Smith

    What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
    between words?

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    • Jerry Stuckle
      #2
      Re: adding space between words preg_replace

      joanna wrote:
      Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
      the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
      doing
      >
      $old = htmlspecialchar s($row['name']);
      >
      $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
      >
      the results of this are
      >
      TomSmith
      >
      instead of
      >
      Tom Smith
      >
      What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
      between words?
      >
      >

      Untried, but maybe something like:

      $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Z\s]/", "", $old);

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        • Rik Wasmus
          #3
          Re: adding space between words preg_replace

          On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <me@barrelofcra fts.comwrote:
          Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
          the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
          doing
          >
          $old = htmlspecialchar s($row['name']);
          >
          $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
          >
          the results of this are
          >
          TomSmith
          >
          instead of
          >
          Tom Smith
          >
          What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
          between words?
          $new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);

          Then again, why do a htmlspecialchar s() if you're going to maim them
          anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
          called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
          database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
          htmlspecialchar s() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
          search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
          report (pdf, txt, whatever).

          What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
          --
          Rik Wasmus

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            • joanna
              #4
              Re: adding space between words preg_replace

              On Oct 29, 5:31 pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe... @hotmail.comwro te:
              On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <m...@barrelofc rafts.comwrote:
              Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
              the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
              doing
              >
              $old = htmlspecialchar s($row['name']);
              >
              $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
              >
              the results of this are
              >
              TomSmith
              >
              instead of
              >
              Tom Smith
              >
              What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
              between words?
              >
              $new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);
              >
              Then again, why do a htmlspecialchar s() if you're going to maim them
              anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
              called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
              database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
              htmlspecialchar s() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
              search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
              report (pdf, txt, whatever).
              >
              What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
              --
              Rik Wasmus
              That worked and yes I removed the htmlspecialchar s as it is in fact
              redundant.

              Thank You

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                • joanna
                  #5
                  Re: adding space between words preg_replace

                  On Oct 29, 5:31 pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe... @hotmail.comwro te:
                  On Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:42:22 +0100, joanna <m...@barrelofc rafts.comwrote:
                  Hi, I'm using preg_replace to strip out a bunch of unwanted stuff from
                  the database. However the results seem to bunch up. Here's what I'm
                  doing
                  >
                  $old = htmlspecialchar s($row['name']);
                  >
                  $new = preg_replace("/[^a-zA-Zs]/", "", $old);
                  >
                  the results of this are
                  >
                  TomSmith
                  >
                  instead of
                  >
                  Tom Smith
                  >
                  What do I need to add to the expression to get the desired space
                  between words?
                  >
                  $new = preg_replace("/[^\w\s]/", "", $old);
                  >
                  Then again, why do a htmlspecialchar s() if you're going to maim them
                  anyway? There's '&',';',0-9, etc... 'André Tös' might object to being
                  called 'Andreacute Toumls'. Also, try to store information as it is in a
                  database, not the presentation. While it might seem a good idea to use
                  htmlspecialchar s() once here, it will be a pain when you're going to
                  search the database, or output data in other formats like a downloadable
                  report (pdf, txt, whatever).
                  >
                  What is it exactly that you don't want there, and why?
                  --
                  Rik Wasmus
                  That worked and yes I removed the htmlspecialchar s as it is in fact
                  redundant.

                  Thank You

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