Preg Replace Help

[Dragosvr92]

So i have this script  that outputs Listed Files inside a folder

 

    echo '<option value="'.$fileName.'">'.$fileName.'</option>';}

 

like this :

 

<option value="Fonts/28 Days Later.ttf">Fonts/28 Days Later.ttf</option> etc files ....

 

i would like to know how may i remove  " Fonts/ " And the .ttf extension from the second part that repeats (the name) using something like preg_replace and to make the first letter uppercase using ucfirst()

 

 

And if someone is familiar with preg_replace

could you please give me a tutorial on how it works to replace some text ?

 

Thanks In Advance

[PaulRyan]

Hello TheKiller.

 

Is using preg_replace important?

 

Personally I would use str_replace as it is faster than preg_replace and test have shown this, just google "preg_replace VS str_replace"

 

If all of the files are going to have the same directory name and extension you can use the following:

$neatFileName = str_replace('Fonts/','' $fileName);
$neatFileName = str_replace('.ttf','' $neatFileName);

echo '<option value="'.$fileName.'">'.$neatFileName.'</option>';}

 

Or if the extensions and the directory name change use the following function

function neatFileName($filename) {
  $neatFileName = explode("/", $filename);
  $neatFileName = explode(".", $neatFileName[1]);
  return ucfirst($neatFileName[0]);
}

echo '<option value="'.$fileName.'">'.neatFileName($fileName).'</option>';}

 

Let me know how these work out for you, if there any help at all

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Dragosvr92]

Hi Paul

nah... its not needed to use preg_replace.. but i thought thats the only way it can be done

 

all files have the same directory...

 

and your first code looks pretty and simple

but you missed to add a dot or a comma in it

i arranged it like this ..but sadly its not working

 

<?php
$fileListDir = "Fonts/*";
$fileList = glob($fileListDir);
$neatFileName = str_replace('Fonts/','' ,$fileName);
$neatFileName = str_replace('.ttf','' ,$neatFileName);

foreach ($fileList as $fileName) {


echo '<option value="'.$fileName.'">'.$neatFileName.'</option>';}
?>

 

 

 

your Second script works as it should

 

<?php
$fileListDir = "Fonts/*";
$fileList = glob($fileListDir);

function neatFileName($filename) {
  $neatFileName = explode("/", $filename);
  $neatFileName = explode(".", $neatFileName[1]);
  return ucfirst($neatFileName[0]);
}

foreach ($fileList as $fileName) {
echo '<option value="'.$fileName.'">'.neatFileName($fileName).'</option>';}
?>

 

 

Thank You Very much !

 

but can you figure whats up with the first code ?

it looks more simple than this and its shorter.. which would be faster ?

[PaulRyan]

The first code won't work as the $neatFieldName variable is being set outside of the foreach statement.

 

I'm not 100% sure which would be faster, but the function is probably better to work with and edit

 

Try the following if you want the first piece of code to work

<?php
$fileListDir = "Fonts/*";
$fileList = glob($fileListDir);
foreach ($fileList as $fileName) {
  $optionName = $fileName;
  $neatFileName = str_replace('Fonts/','' ,$fileName);
  $neatFileName = str_replace('.ttf','' ,$neatFileName);
  echo '<option value="'.$optionName.'">'.$neatFileName.'</option>';
}
?>

 

If not then stick with the second piece

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Rifts]

PaulRyan is my hero

[Dragosvr92]

err the script seems to work

but it dosnt use the ucfirst.. so i'll stick with the function lol

 

Thank You again

Solved

 

edit:

PaulRyan is my hero

lol...

 

Btw.. could you look at this posts i made to see if you can help?

 

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,308562.msg1457982.html#msg1457982

http://www.phpfreaks.com/forums/index.php/topic,308556.msg1458010.html#msg1458010

 

[PaulRyan]

PaulRyan is my hero

Thanks Rifts

 

Yeah sure I'll have a look for you TheKiller, I'll do my best

 

Thanks, Paul.

[PaulRyan]

I noticed the silly mistake I made in the non-function code TheKiller, sorry my bad

 

Look here...

<?php
$fileListDir = "Fonts/*";
$fileList = glob($fileListDir);
foreach ($fileList as $fileName) {
  $optionName = $fileName;
  $neatFileName = str_replace('Fonts/','' ,$fileName);
  $neatFileName = ucfirst(str_replace('.ttf','' ,$neatFileName));
  echo '<option value="'.$optionName.'">'.$neatFileName.'</option>';
}
?>

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Dragosvr92]

lol ok

i think i will use this one then ...

Thanks again

And Btw... i forgot to wish you Welcome to the board

so Welcome ! 

[PaulRyan]

Glad I could be of assitance buddy

Thanks for the Welcome also, my first one!

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Dragosvr92]

i just found this page you made...

http://frp.pulse-box.com/

 

the theme looks cool

i made some page a month ago or so with colors alike that

black grey etc

would like to offer a link but its only in my pc atm ...

when i think im done it'll be somewhere on this domain lol

http://wheresmyip.net/

[PaulRyan]

Ahh yeah that, its for a game I play, just an application that retrieves and displays data Currently adding the rest of the features to it.

 

Yeah I am fond of dark coloured layouts and designs, much more pleasing to the eye in my opinion.

 

Sure thing TheKiller, I'll look forward to it when you've finished.

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Dragosvr92]

Yeah I am fond of dark coloured layouts and designs, much more pleasing to the eye in my opinion.

 

thats very true lol

 

heres a link to the Page i was talking about ..

its not so great as i am bad on drawing and designing ...

but im pleased of it as its the best html page i made lol

 

http://82.137.41.104/IP/

[PaulRyan]

Yeah thats a nice looking site if you ask me

Nice functionality also, keep the good work.

 

Thanks, Paul.

[Dragosvr92]

Thanks