PHP replace content in a string

Question

I want to change the string "T Shirts Vests" into "TShirts Vests". I have tried this:

$item['menu_3'] = str_ireplace("T Shirts Vests", "TShirts", $item['menu_3']);

But str_ireplace doesn't seem to be able to handle that. How should I do this?

What is the output you are getting? And why are you using str_ireplace rather than str_replace? Do you need the case insensitivity? — Ashley Strout
– Ashley Strout, Commented Feb 8, 2012 at 22:18
The code you've typed makes perfect sense and works without error, except that you're replacing the entire string "T Shirts Vests" with "TShirts". We can't help you without knowing the content of $item['menu_3']). Please edit your question to include it. — user229044
– user229044 ♦, Commented Feb 8, 2012 at 22:18

Halcyon · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08 22:17:37Z

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$item['menu_3'] = str_ireplace("T Shirts Vests","TShirts Vests", $item['menu_3']);

str_replace will work fine too by the way.

answered Feb 8, 2012 at 22:17

Halcyon

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Mackelito Over a year ago

Sorry it was a typo, I dont want vests. Never the less this dosent work :( But If I replace just one word, eg. Shirts, it works

Halcyon Over a year ago

I'm not sure .. str_replace really just does that. It could fail if a character is not what you expect it to be. Like, there could be an invisible character in the string.

Mackelito Over a year ago

Checked the database and cant see any hidden characters :/

Halcyon Over a year ago

That's the point of hidden characters :P Loop over each character and print the character code.

user229044 Over a year ago

Again. Until you tell us what the contents of $item['menu_3'] are, we cannot help you. Please var_dump($item['menu_3']) and update your question to include the output.

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Jordan Arsenault · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-08 22:27:15Z

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$str = "T Shirts Vests";
$str[strpos($str, " ")] = '';

edited Feb 8, 2012 at 22:27

answered Feb 8, 2012 at 22:19

Jordan Arsenault

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Sam Starling Over a year ago

This will replace every space, so T Shirts Vests becomes TShirtsVests, which I don't think is what he's after.

Jordan Arsenault Over a year ago

thx @Sam, I initially thought the last parameter to str_replace (count) told PHP to stop at a certain number of replacements. But in fact, this is a variable you hand into the function that gets set. Fixed.

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