Posted by Petr Vileta on 01/04/07 01:23

"monomaniac21" <mcyi2mr3@googlemail.com> píse v diskusním príspevku
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> hi all
>
> using preg_replace
>
> how can i replace the letter i in a string with nothing (delete it)
> when it is the last letter or it is followed by an i?
>
> i have products that are listed in a db with i or ii as in 320ii and i
> want to strip out the i's at the end when displaying the product name
>
preg_replace('/^([^i]+)i*$/i','$1',$string);

320i will be 320
320ii will be 320


preg_replace('/^(.+)i*$/i','$1',$string);

320i will be 320
320ii will be 320i

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