Question

I have a basic regex function that converts the hastags into links but the problem I have is that it only converts the actual word into a link and leaves the # alone. I want the # to be part of the link… inside the a tag.

What it produces:

#<a href="">hastag</a>

What I want:

<a href="">#hastag</a>

My php code:

public function link_hashtags($text)
{
    $text = preg_replace('/(^|\s)#(\w*[a-zA-Z_]+\w*)/', '\1#<a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23\2">\2</a>', $text);
    return $text;

}

It does pass the word correctly as I dont want the hashtag passed to the url, any suggestions?

Thank you!

Answer 1

Put the # symbol within the <a> tag as you did, but also take out the one preceding the tag…