[madmacgames]

I have a bunch of "language" files with constant defines in them. I'm trying to build an editor to edit them from the web so I don't have to keep editing them and FTPing them up every time I want to change some text.

Anyways, I've managed to mostly split the files but I'm having a small problem.

Here is a test example:

Code:
*damn php BB code stripping out slashes*
<?php
$test_file = "<?php
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Contact Us');
define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Contact Us');
define('TEXT_SUCCESS', 'Your enquiry has been successfully sent.');
define('EMAIL_SUBJECT', 'Enquiry from ' . STORE_NAME . '');

define('TEXT_SELECT_DEPARTMENT', '
Please select a department you would like to get in contact with:<br />
We would like that
');
?>";

$split = preg_split('/define\(\'(.*)\', \'(.*)\'\);\\n/', $test_file, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE | PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);

echo "<pre>";
print_r($split);
echo "</pre>";
?>

The 1st 4 lines work as expected, but the TEXT_SELECT_DEPARTMENT does not. The problem is the new lines within the define. Some will have this and some won't. I am trying to match between "define('" and "', '" and "');" to get the constants and their value for the editor.

I am almost there and what I have so far output the following:

Code:
Array
(
    [0] => <?php

    [1] => HEADING_TITLE
    [2] => Contact Us
    [3] => NAVBAR_TITLE
    [4] => Contact Us
    [5] => TEXT_SUCCESS
    [6] => Your enquiry has been successfully sent.
    [7] => EMAIL_SUBJECT
    [8] => Enquiry from ' . STORE_NAME . '
    [9] => 
define('TEXT_SELECT_DEPARTMENT', '
Please select a department you would like to get in contact with:<br />
We would like that
');
?>
)

can anyone help me get it to work with new lines inside of defines as well?

[madmacgames]

I *think* I have got it. Well this is not the prettiest but it seems to work, if anyone is interested:

Code:
$split = preg_split('/define\(\'(.*)\', \'|\', \'\\n(.*)\\n\'\);|\'\);\\n/', $test_file, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE | PREG_SPLIT_NO_EMPTY);

[Simon Mundy]

Is there a reason you used PREG_SPLIT?

I used PREG_MATCH_ALL and it returns an array of the matches, rather than all the extra unneeded data:-

[php]
preg_match_all("/^define\('(.*?)',\\s+'(.*?)'\);\\s+/msi", $test_file, $split, PREG_SET_ORDER);
[/php]

Returns:

Code:
Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [0] => define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Contact Us');

            [1] => define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Contact Us');

            [2] => define('TEXT_SUCCESS', 'Your enquiry has been successfully sent.');

            [3] => define('EMAIL_SUBJECT', 'Enquiry from ' . STORE_NAME . '');


            [4] => define('TEXT_SELECT_DEPARTMENT', '
Please select a department you would like to get in contact with:

We would like that
');

        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [0] => HEADING_TITLE
            [1] => NAVBAR_TITLE
            [2] => TEXT_SUCCESS
            [3] => EMAIL_SUBJECT
            [4] => TEXT_SELECT_DEPARTMENT
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [0] => Contact Us
            [1] => Contact Us
            [2] => Your enquiry has been successfully sent.
            [3] => Enquiry from ' . STORE_NAME . '
            [4] => 
Please select a department you would like to get in contact with:

We would like that

        )

)

[madmacgames]

Originally posted by Simon Mundy:
Is there a reason you used PREG_SPLIT?

I used PREG_MATCH_ALL and it returns an array of the matches, rather than all the extra unneeded data

I briefly looked over the preg functions and must have looked over the fact that preg_match_all will return an array of matches. You are right it is much easier than preg_split, which was a pain to get to work right. lol