Using preg_replace to remove links from a string?

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    How can I use preg_replace to remove the links from a string, but still keep the anchor text?

    <a href="blabla">I want to keep this text</a>
    <a target="blabla" href="blabla">I want to keep this text</a>
     
    Kerosene, Apr 10, 2009 IP
  2. emed

    emed Peon

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    #2 
    preg_replace("/\<a(.*)\>(.*)\<\/a\>/iU", "$2", $string);

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preg_replace("/\<a([^>]*)\>([^<]*)\<\/a\>/i", "$2", $string);
    PHP:
    i think that should work
     
    emed, Apr 11, 2009 IP
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  3. Kerosene

    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    Yep. Very nice :) I worked it out, but your solution is far more elegant than the crap I was using.

    +REP :D
     
    Kerosene, Apr 11, 2009 IP