preg_replace

[dzhax]

all i need to do is search a string for the FIRST <ul> and add an id tag to it.and either replace the current string or make another one.i tried

$seachLine = preg_replace("<ul>","<ul id=\"foo\">", $fullSource, 1);

[iwato]

i tried

$seachLine = preg_replace("<ul>","<ul id=\"foo\">", $fullSource, 1);

Try here before you try again. All regular expressions must be properly delimited, else they are not recognized as regexp.Roddy

[wirehopper]

As mentioned by iwato ... add slashes or other delimiters around the regexp.$seachLine = preg_replace("/<ul>/","<ul id=\"foo\">", $fullSource, 1);

[dzhax]

wow i feel stupid... the one thing i didn't do...i should have known too with my recent use of grep...ill give that a go and see what happens.

[Synook]

Since you don't need an actual regular expression for this replace, it would be more appropriate to just use str_replace().

[dzhax]

i actually dont need it to only do the first <ul> anymore.so i can make a function that would loop through the string and find all the <a href="./images/WHAT EVER . EXTENSION"> and replace it with <a href="./img/WHAT EVER . EXTENSION">???for some reason this would never work for me properly. can i see an example of how you would preform the above operation?