Argh! stupid Regex crap!

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

I am trying to put

in the regex pattern, but it works, but it's letting me use more then just "3", I need to edit the

("'(|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

Code so I can get the "

" to work correctly.

I tried:

("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

But still is letting me post more then 3.  I tried:

("'(\:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3)

With 2 \'s but still wont work.

Any help guys?  :confused:

I had trouble understanding what you were asking for, but if you want to convert the to the smiley GIFs, but only the first 3 found in $txt, and the rest just represented as text, escaping it ( :\) )worked on my side:

$txt = "Bla bla  ya  no  maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada";

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

echo $txt;

// outputs: Bla bla <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> ya <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> no <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada

You said you tried it and it didn't work on your side, just letting you know THIS (quoted above) works on my side.

No idea what you are looking to accomplish.

I had trouble understanding what you were asking for, but if you want to convert the to the smiley GIFs, but only the first 3 found in $txt, and the rest just represented as text, escaping it ( :\) )worked on my side:

 

$txt = "Bla bla  ya  no  maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada";

$replace = array(""=>"<img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif>",
"2"=>"b",
"3"=>"c",
"4"=>"d",
"5"=>"e"); 
$txt = preg_replace("'(:\)|2|3|4|5)'e", '$replace["\1"]', $txt, 3);

echo $txt;

// outputs: Bla bla <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> ya <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> no <img src=html/emoticons/smile.gif> maybe  please 1 2 3 4 5   nada

 

You said you tried it and it didn't work on your side, just letting you know THIS (quoted above) works on my side.

Thank you for your help,topic solved.