PHP: Replace words within string

Question

i have following string:

@c24-blue: #005ea8; @c24-green: #737948;

Now i want to replace the definition of @c24-green to #fff.

I have tried it over:

$string = '@c24-blue: #005ea8; @c24-green: #737948;';
$string = preg_replace('/([@c24-green:]) (.*);/', '$1' . ' #fff;', $string);

The result should be:

@c24-blue: #005ea8; @c24-green: #fff;

Is there a solution to get this working?

Regards, Kai

Toto · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-18 12:59:49Z

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How about:

$string = preg_replace('/(@c24-green:)[^;]+/', '$1 #fff', $string);

answered May 18, 2015 at 12:59

Toto

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karthik manchala · Accepted Answer · 2015-05-18 13:13:48Z

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Remove your string "@c24-green:" from character class, following should work..

(@c24-green:) (.*);
 ^         ^

$string = preg_replace('/(@c24-green:) (.*);/', '$1' . ' #fff;', $string);

Edit: If you want to make it generic.. you can use the following:

(@[^:]*:) ([^;]*);

answered May 18, 2015 at 13:00

karthik manchala

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For c24-green it works, but how have i to define the regex if it should also work for c24-blue? Than it returns only @c24-blue: #fff;

You mean you want to make it generic or just for c24-green and c24-blue?

At least it should be generic.