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PHP REGEX: Problem with Smiley :) and :))

When always i have a similly in text format in a php page such as ;) :-| :-( can i represent it in graphically ? in all occurrences of the page

Answer 1

You can build a function that converts your smiley to HTML image. Like:

function parseSmiley($text){
    // Smiley to image
    $smileys = array(
        ';)' => 'blink.png',
        ':-|' => 'scare.png',
        ':-(' => 'bad.png'
    );

    // Now you need find and replace
    foreach($smileys as $smiley => $img){
        $text = str_replace(    
            $smiley,
            "<img src='smiley/path/{$img}' />",
            $text
        );
    }

    // Now only return it
    return $text;
}

Now run:

echo parseSmiley('Hello you ;)');