Replace comma from decimal string in php

Question

i want to replace comma from decimal string

For example: i have a text

"Sample content 2.6g ident. 2um the 84.45gm with 2,8g and some 23.83 that it".

Expected output:

 "Sample content 2,6g ident. 2um the 84,45gm with 2,8g and some 23,83 that it".

Please suggest me how to replace comma from decimal in php

regular expression that searches for digit.digit and replaces it with digit,digit. Don't know how to do it in your language, sorry. — stefan
– stefan, Commented Jun 26, 2013 at 17:19

Casimir et Hippolyte · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-26 17:02:48Z

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You can for example test if the comma is surrounded by digits:

$str = preg_replace('~(?<=\d)\.(?=\d)~', ',', $str);

answered Jun 26, 2013 at 17:02

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