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From: Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de>
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Subject: Re: str_replace does not like empty quotes
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 11:01:04 +0200
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richard, 2014-06-20 04:13:

> On Fri, 20 Jun 2014 03:19:53 +0200, Arno Welzel wrote:
> 
>> richard, 2014-06-20 01:33:
>>
>>> $a=str_replace($a,"\","");
>>>
>>> This generates the error: Unexpected "".
>>>
>>> http://www.php.net//manual/en/function.str-replace.php
>>>
>>> While here in the manual, they do precisely the same thing!
>>
>> No - they don't!
>>
>> Use: $a=str_replace($a,"\"","");
>>
>> Beware of the double quotes, since \ starts an escape - this means, the
>> meaning of the second quote (") is NOT "end string here".
>>
>> To make this more clear:
>>
>>
>> " <- String starts here. \" <- This just ONE character  end here -> "
> 
> That could be the problem as some times the \ shows and some times it
> doesn't.
> I've tried several combinatiosn, still the \ remains.
> 
> As for the technically correct proper order it is
> search, replace, subject.

No - it isn't - READ:

<http://www.php.net//manual/en/function.str-replace.php>


str_replace ( $search , $replace , $subject [, int &$count ] )

This function returns a string or an array with all occurrences of
search in subject replaced with the given replace value.


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