How to regex_replace that with PHP?

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This is my string:

Versandkosten (Versand - Kosten)(innerhalb Deutschlands)

I want to replace the first part in parentheses, so after replacing it should look like that:

Versandkosten (innerhalb Deutschlands)

The first part is not always the same, but its always this pattern: (something - something).

This is what I tried, but it always replaces everything:

$title = 'Versandkosten (Versand - Kosten)(innerhalb Deutschlands)';
$title = preg_replace('/\(.+[-].+\)/', '', $title);

Thanks for helping!

actually, your current regex matches ( Versand - Kosten)(innerhalb Deutschlands ) . — Aserre
– Aserre, Commented Jun 30, 2014 at 8:40
Yeah, I know ;)... but how do I make it match only the first part? — user1856596
– user1856596, Commented Jun 30, 2014 at 8:40
try replacing your dots with [a-zA-Z ]. Complete with any sign that might be contained in the name, or use \w. The important part is that it doesn't contain ( or ). As dots means "any character" in regex, ( is considered valid and is captured in your regex — Aserre
– Aserre, Commented Jun 30, 2014 at 8:42
What if input is Versandkosten (Versand)(innerhalb Deutschlands) what output do you expect? — anubhava
– anubhava, Commented Jun 30, 2014 at 8:42

zx81 · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 08:40:37Z

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Use this:

$replaced = preg_replace('~\([^)-]*-[^)]*\)~', '', $yourstring);

In the demo, look at the substitutions at the bottom.

Explanation

`( matches the opening parenthesis
[^)-]* matches any chars that are neither a ) nor a -
- matches the hyphen
[^)]* matches any chars that are not a )
`) matches the closing parenthesis
We replace with the empty string

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 8:40

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zx81 Over a year ago

FYI, added full explanation. :)

anubhava · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 08:42:00Z

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You can use:

$re = "/^([^()]*)\([^)]*\)(.*)$/m"; 

$result = preg_replace($re, '\1\2', $input);

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answered Jun 30, 2014 at 8:42

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Avinash Raj · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-30 08:49:33Z

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You could try this regex if you want to remove the first () paranthesis.

(^.*?)(\([^\)]*\))

Your code would be,

<?php
$string = 'Versandkosten (Versand - Kosten)(innerhalb Deutschlands)';
$pattern = "~(^.*?)(\([^\)]*\))~";
$replacement = "$1";
echo preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $string);
?> //=> Versandkosten (innerhalb Deutschlands)

answered Jun 30, 2014 at 8:49

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