preg_replace_callback, callback's return value don't replace the matched string

Question

In the following snippet

Why doesn't bar replace foo?

$subject = "Hello foo";

preg_replace_callback(
    '/\bfoo\b/i',

    function ($match)
    {
        return 'bar';
    },

    $subject
 );

 echo $subject;

tmuguet · Accepted Answer · 2013-02-03 00:54:00Z

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preg_replace_callback does not modify $subject but returns the new string:

The following code should work:

$subject = "Hello foo";

echo preg_replace_callback(
    '/\bfoo\b/i',

    function ($match)
    {
        return 'bar';
    },

    $subject
 );

answered Feb 3, 2013 at 0:54

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