PHP Replace matching string with wildcard in a foreach array

Question

I have a foreach array which contains several text strings.

foreach ($this->arrCustomFields as $field) {
    echo ($field['lbl']->Name);
}

Following are the strings in above array.

abcdefg 
mention 
plcplc 
xxxx_Models

I want to match shell style wildcard + text "*Models" and replace it with "mymodels" and commit the changes in the same foreach array.

Johannes H. · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-22 00:23:38Z

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PHP supports Regular Expressions. You can use those with preg_replace to do the replacement:

$field['lbl']->Name = preg_replace("/.*Models/", "mymodels", $field['lbl']->Name);

answered Feb 22, 2014 at 0:23

Johannes H.

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3 Comments

Johannes H. Over a year ago

Glad I could help ;) If this is not exactly what you're trying to replace (actually *can work different in different environments, it can match "as much as possible" (greedy) or "as little as necessary" (non-greedy), and one can search case-sensitive or -insensitive), tell us more about what should and should not match, and the regular expression used can be fitted to your needs.

user2107349 Over a year ago

by the way how can I contact you, do you do paid work?

Johannes H. Over a year ago

@user2107349 Send me a mail to < johannes+stackoverflow[at]schweinlein.de >. No promises though.

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