Php Programming Code Examples Php > Strings Code Examples A function that parses a string and replaces A function that parses a string and replaces <? function parse_body($str="") { $str_array = split (" ",$str); $sz = sizeof ($str_array); for ($i = 0; $i < $sz; $i++) { if (strstr($str_array[$i], "http://")) $fr = sprintf ("%s <a href='%s'>%s</a>", $fr, $str_array[$i], $str_array[$i]); else if (strstr($str_array[$i], "@")) { if (strstr($str_array[$i], ".")) $fr = sprintf ("%s <a href='mailto:%s'>%s</a>", $fr, $str_array[$i], $str_array[$i]); else $fr = sprintf ("%s %s", $fr, $str_array[$i]); } else $fr = sprintf ("%s %s", $fr, $str_array[$i]); } return $fr; } ?> --- Use this function to parse a string for url or mailto addresses. If there is a @ sign and a . it replaces it with mailt:(that string), and also looks for http:// Use in the following format: $new_str = parse_body($str); echo("$str"); Seth
