Strip out variable values

[JamesManke]

Hi there,

I have a variable with the following value...

[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f]

I want to strip out anything in between the [] so that I am left with ...

TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS

How would I go about doing this?

Thanks for your help!

 

[sleipnir214]

This script:

<?php

$a = '[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f]';

$a = preg_replace ('/.*\]([^\[]*)\[.*/', '$1', $a);

print $a;

?>

Returns:

TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS




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[JamesManke]

Say the variable read...

[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f] then there was more text bla bla bla

If I wanted to remove everything in the [] and have "TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS" bolded but the rest of the variable not bolded.

Is it possible to do this?

Thanks for your fast reply on the last one

 

[DRJ478]

<?php

$a = '[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f]';

$a = preg_replace ('/.*\]([^\[]*)\[.*/', '[COLOR=red]<strong>[/color]$1[COLOR=red]</strong>[/color]', $a);

print $a;

?>

 

[sleipnir214]

This script:

<?php

$a = 'Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Donec vestibulum porttitor pede. Curabitur varius, est id rhoncus iaculis, augue wisi sagittis mauris, ac molestie tellus.[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed tempor, enim pulvinar interdum convallis, justo urna varius arcu, id luctus lectus justo id magna. Donec.';

$a = preg_replace ('/.*\]([^\[]*)\[.*/', '$1', $a);

print $a;

?>

Returns:

TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS


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[DRJ478]

If I wanted to remove everything in the [] and have...

Did you mean:
If I wanted to remove everything in the [] including the square brackets?

 

[JamesManke]

Sorry what I was looking for was....

$a = '[size=18:5aa59a030f]TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS[/size:5aa59a030f]Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed tempor, enim pulvinar interdum convallis, justo urna varius arcu, id luctus lectus justo id magna. Donec.';

to return...

<b>TIPS & TRAPS FOR LANDLORDS</b><br />
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Sed tempor, enim pulvinar interdum convallis, justo urna varius arcu, id luctus lectus justo id magna. Donec.

So between the ][ I need to somehow bold it and place a break at the end.

Thanks for your guys' help, muchly appreciated!

 

[JamesManke]

ahh I figured it out!

Thanks Guys