$string = "WORD is the first HEJOU is the Second BOOM is the Third";
$sring = str_replce('???', '???<br>', $string);
echo $string; // <br>WORD is the first <br>HEJOU is the Second <br>BOOM is the Third
Well the illustration speaks for itself. I want to select all words with capital letters (not words that start with capital letter) and replace with something in front of it. Any ideas?
$string = "WORD is the first HEJOU is the Second BOOM is the Third";
$string = preg_replace("#\b([A-Z]+)\b#", "<br>\\1", $string);
echo $string;
OUTOUT<br>WORD is the first <br>HEJOU is the Second <br>BOOM is the Third
The regular expression being used says:
\b - Match a word boundary, zero width
[A-Z]+ - Match any combination of capital letters
\b - Match another word boundary
([A-Z]+) - Capture the word for use in the replacement
Then, in the replacement
\\1, replace with the captured group.
Use regular expressions
str_replace just replace specific string to other specific one. You may use preg_replace
print preg_replace('~\b[A-Z]+\b~','<br>\\0',$string);