substr_replace(3) [php man page]
SUBSTR_REPLACE(3) 1 SUBSTR_REPLACE(3) substr_replace - Replace text within a portion of a string SYNOPSIS
mixed substr_replace (mixed $string, mixed $replacement, mixed $start, [mixed $length]) DESCRIPTION
substr_replace(3) replaces a copy of $string delimited by the $start and (optionally) $length parameters with the string given in $replace- ment. PARAMETERS
o $string - The input string. An array of strings can be provided, in which case the replacements will occur on each string in turn. In this case, the $replacement, $start and $length parameters may be provided either as scalar values to be applied to each input string in turn, or as arrays, in which case the corresponding array element will be used for each input string. o $replacement - The replacement string. o $start - If $start is positive, the replacing will begin at the $start'th offset into $string. If $start is negative, the replacing will begin at the $start'th character from the end of $string. o $length - If given and is positive, it represents the length of the portion of $string which is to be replaced. If it is negative, it rep- resents the number of characters from the end of $string at which to stop replacing. If it is not given, then it will default to strlen( $string ); i.e. end the replacing at the end of $string. Of course, if $length is zero then this function will have the effect of inserting $replacement into $string at the given $start offset. RETURN VALUES
The result string is returned. If $string is an array then array is returned. EXAMPLES
Example #1 Simple substr_replace(3) examples <?php $var = 'ABCDEFGH:/MNRPQR/'; echo "Original: $var<hr /> "; /* These two examples replace all of $var with 'bob'. */ echo substr_replace($var, 'bob', 0) . "<br /> "; echo substr_replace($var, 'bob', 0, strlen($var)) . "<br /> "; /* Insert 'bob' right at the beginning of $var. */ echo substr_replace($var, 'bob', 0, 0) . "<br /> "; /* These next two replace 'MNRPQR' in $var with 'bob'. */ echo substr_replace($var, 'bob', 10, -1) . "<br /> "; echo substr_replace($var, 'bob', -7, -1) . "<br /> "; /* Delete 'MNRPQR' from $var. */ echo substr_replace($var, '', 10, -1) . "<br /> "; ?> Example #2 Using substr_replace(3) to replace multiple strings at once <?php $input = array('A: XXX', 'B: XXX', 'C: XXX'); // A simple case: replace XXX in each string with YYY. echo implode('; ', substr_replace($input, 'YYY', 3, 3))." "; // A more complicated case where each replacement is different. $replace = array('AAA', 'BBB', 'CCC'); echo implode('; ', substr_replace($input, $replace, 3, 3))." "; // Replace a different number of characters each time. $length = array(1, 2, 3); echo implode('; ', substr_replace($input, $replace, 3, $length))." "; ?> The above example will output: A: YYY; B: YYY; C: YYY A: AAA; B: BBB; C: CCC A: AAAXX; B: BBBX; C: CCC NOTES
Note This function is binary-safe. SEE ALSO
str_replace(3), substr(3), String access and modification by character. PHP Documentation Group SUBSTR_REPLACE(3)
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ARRAY_SPLICE(3) 1 ARRAY_SPLICE(3) array_splice - Remove a portion of the array and replace it with something else SYNOPSIS
array array_splice (array &$input, int $offset, [int $length], [mixed $replacement = array()]) DESCRIPTION
Removes the elements designated by $offset and $length from the $input array, and replaces them with the elements of the $replacement array, if supplied. Note that numeric keys in $input are not preserved. Note If $replacement is not an array, it will be typecast to one (i.e. (array) $parameter). This may result in unexpected behavior when using an object or NULL$replacement. PARAMETERS
o $input - The input array. o $offset - If $offset is positive then the start of removed portion is at that offset from the beginning of the $input array. If $offset is negative then it starts that far from the end of the $input array. o $length - If $length is omitted, removes everything from $offset to the end of the array. If $length is specified and is positive, then that many elements will be removed. If $length is specified and is negative then the end of the removed portion will be that many elements from the end of the array. If $length is specified and is zero, no elements will be removed. Tip: to remove everything from $offset to the end of the array when $replacement is also specified, use count($input) for $length. o $replacement - If $replacement array is specified, then the removed elements are replaced with elements from this array. If $offset and $length are such that nothing is removed, then the elements from the $replacement array are inserted in the place specified by the $offset. Note that keys in replacement array are not preserved. If $replacement is just one element it is not necessary to put array() around it, unless the element is an array itself, an object or NULL. RETURN VALUES
Returns the array consisting of the extracted elements. EXAMPLES
Example #1 array_splice(3) examples <?php $input = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow"); array_splice($input, 2); // $input is now array("red", "green") $input = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow"); array_splice($input, 1, -1); // $input is now array("red", "yellow") $input = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow"); array_splice($input, 1, count($input), "orange"); // $input is now array("red", "orange") $input = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow"); array_splice($input, -1, 1, array("black", "maroon")); // $input is now array("red", "green", // "blue", "black", "maroon") $input = array("red", "green", "blue", "yellow"); array_splice($input, 3, 0, "purple"); // $input is now array("red", "green", // "blue", "purple", "yellow"); ?> Example #2 array_splice(3) examples The following statements change the values of $input the same way: <?php array_push($input, $x, $y); array_splice($input, count($input), 0, array($x, $y)); array_pop($input); array_splice($input, -1); array_shift($input); array_splice($input, 0, 1); array_unshift($input, $x, $y); array_splice($input, 0, 0, array($x, $y)); $input[$x] = $y; // for arrays where key equals offset array_splice($input, $x, 1, $y); ?> SEE ALSO
array_slice(3), unset(3), array_merge(3). PHP Documentation Group ARRAY_SPLICE(3)