preg_replace help

Hi

I've been trying to achieve this code but it doesn't work at all.

Here's the code:

$link = '<a href = 'home.php' class="[home.php]">home</a>';

From the link above, I try to replace the [home.php] with my class name "active".

I try this code:

preg_replace('/\[*\]/', 'active', $link);

But that code was not work at all, any idea?

Thanks

 

class name is never kept with .php

it should be

$link = '<a href = 'home.php' class="[home]">home</a>';

 

Try this regular expression,

$patten = "/\[.*\]/";

preg_replace($patten, 'active', $link);

 

I prefer not using the . unless absolutely necessary. the last solution would fail if there were two [home.php] links for example in the same text
Use this instead

$pattern = '/\[[^\]]+\]/';

PHP:

 

it should work like this:

preg_replace('/\[(.*)\]/', '$1', $link);

 

Appriciated your response.

'JAY6390' , 'sloddl' and 'unigogo' code work for me.

Thanks guys,
Cheers.

 

In the case of two [home.php], he could simply use the U modifier or .*? instead.