Posted by Bob Winter on 06/25/05 03:34

Bob Winter wrote:
> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>
>> I've got a line like this:
>> $str=preg_replace( "-regex here-", '\n<note>\1</note>', $str);
>>
>> Which has one of two problems: If I leave the single quotes around the
>> second argument, then it returns as \n and not a newline. If I change
>> the single quotes to double quotes, then the info from the regex is
>> not inserted in place of the \1.
>>
>> What is one to do in these situations?
>>
>> Dotan
>> http://lyricslist.com/lyrics/artist_albums/273/jackson_michael.php
>> Michael Jachson Lyrics
>
>
> Dotan,
>
> Try escaping the newline in your example:
> $str=preg_replace( "-regex here-", '\\n<note>\1</note>', $str);
>
> --Bob
Dotan,

I'd like to recant my previous post, I made the mistake of not testing my suggestion first . . . try this instead:

$str=preg_replace( "-regex here-", "\n<note>$1</note>", $str);

If you still have a problem, post the regex you are using and maybe a sample string.

--Bob

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