edit array value with php

Question

I have an output like this:

Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => john Has site <a href='http://www.mysite.com/events/info/4240'>this is a test</a>
            [date_created] => 1341853220
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => jane Has site <a href='http://www.mysite.com/events/info/1'>test venue</a>
            [date_created] => 1341849999
        )

    [2] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => james Has site <a href='http://www.mysite.com/events/info/4240'>this is a test</a>
            [date_created] => 1341680695
        )

I want to know if there is any way to get result like this:

Array
(
    [0] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => john Has site this is a test
            [number] => 4240
            [date_created] => 1341853220
        )

    [1] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => jane Has site test venue
            [number] => 1
            [date_created] => 1341849999
        )

    [2] => stdClass Object
        (
            [post] => james Has site this is a test
            [number] => 4240
            [date_created] => 1341680695
        )

what I want is to eliminate the html tags along with the url and just keep the name and the number at the end of the url so that i can store it and use it later. I was trying to use str_replace inside a foreach but I cant find the right way to do it or is there another way to accomplish this?

thanks

Shubham · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-09 18:05:56Z

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Match the href using the RegEx: <a href='([^\']+?)'>.
explode() the matched string with delimiter '/'.
Get the last element which is number.
Construct a new array of objects with stripped tag post and new element number.

answered Jul 9, 2012 at 18:05

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-17 20:08:53Z

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You should use a Regular Expression, as Shubham mentioned.

Using PHP's preg_match and the following pattern, the required data can be retrieved from the post. Afterwards a new array can be created with the desired result.

#(.+)<a[^>]+?([0-9]+)'>(.+)</a>#

edited Nov 17, 2023 at 20:08

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answered Jul 9, 2012 at 18:55

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