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<?php $string = 'xxx bla *xxx bla bla **xxx bla bla ***xxx bla bla ****xxx'; $search = 'xxx'; $char = '*'; $string = preg_replace_callback( '/\b(' . preg_quote($char) . '*)(' . $search . ')\b/', function($matches) { global $char; if(strlen($matches[1]) % 2 === 0) { return $matches[1] . $char . $matches[2]; } else { return $matches[0]; } }, $string ); print $string;
Output for git.master, git.master_jit, rfc.property-hooks
*xxx bla **xxx bla bla ***xxx bla bla ****xxx bla bla *****xxx

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