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What is preg_replace in PHP?

preg_replace() is a function in PHP that performs a regular expression search and replace. It takes three arguments:

  • The regular expression pattern to search for
  • The replacement string
  • The subject string (or array of strings) to perform the search and replace on.

The function returns the modified string with the search pattern replaced by the replacement string.

Here is an example of how preg_replace() can be used to replace all occurrences of the word "dog" with "cat" in a string:

$string = "I have a dog and a cat.";
$new_string = preg_replace("/dog/", "cat", $string);
echo $new_string; // Outputs "I have a cat and a cat."

You can also use regular expression capturing groups to capture parts of the search pattern and use them in the replacement string. For example:

$string = "I have a dog and a cat.";
$new_string = preg_replace("/(dog) and a (cat)/", "$2 and a $1", $string);
echo $new_string; // Outputs "I have a cat and a dog."

You can also use the preg_replace_callback() function, which allows you to use a callback function to perform the replacement.

In summary, preg_replace() is a useful function in PHP for performing regular expression search and replace on a string or an array of strings. It allows for powerful pattern matching and replacement using regular expressions and can also use capturing groups to reference parts of the search pattern in the replacement string.

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