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Hans Preutz
Hans Preutz

Reputation: 699

How can i remove a paragraph tag from a string?

I have a string:

$string = '<p>[Some_string value="2" width="3" someMoreInfoHere]</p>'

I need help writing a regular expression on finding and replacing both <p> and </p> with ''.

I know that I can use a string replace as here:

$string = str_replace("<p></p>", "", $string);

However, I only want the paragraph begin, and end to be replaced, when the occurance of either a paragraph begin tag, followed imidiatly by a squared bracket like so:

'<p>['

and in the case of a close bracket, followed imidieatly by a closing paragraoh tag, like so:

']</p>'

I hope this makes sense, I am a little confused myself :/

Upvotes: 2

Views: 500

Answers (3)

David Ansermot
David Ansermot

Reputation: 6112

$string = str_replace(array('<p>[', ']</p>'), array('[', ']'), $string);

Hope it's what you're looking for.

No need for a regular expression.

Upvotes: 4

W Kristianto
W Kristianto

Reputation: 9303

Did you know about strip_tags()?

$string = '<p>[Some_string value="2" width="3" someMoreInfoHere]</p>';
echo strip_tags($string);

Upvotes: 1

Hans Preutz
Hans Preutz

Reputation: 699

Sorry for the confusion guys and especially @Hamza:

I figurred it out myself, daaahhhhhhh

This is what i was looking for:

$string = str_replace("<p>[", "[", $string);
$string = str_replace("]</p>", "]", $string);

Upvotes: 2

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