- strtr: documentation ( source)
- preg_replace: documentation ( source)
<?php
$str = 'Showing results [program=for {program} programs|No pogram at all] [province=in {province}] [degree=with degree of {degree}]';
function interpolateString($message, array $context = array()) {
$replace = array();
foreach ($context as $key => $val) {
$replace['{' . $key . '}'] = $val;
}
return strtr($message, $replace);
}
$arrContext = array(
'program' => 'Nursing',
'province' => 'Ontario',
'degree' => '0'
);
//echo interpolateString($str, $arrContext);
echo "\n";
$pattern = '/\[\w+\=([^\[\].*]*)?\|([^\[\].*]*)\]/';
$replacement = '_';
$subject = $str;
echo preg_replace($pattern, $replacement, $subject);