Re: preg_replace problem

Shawn McKenzie wrote:
> Al wrote:
>> This preg_replace() should simply replace all "&" with "&" unless
>> the value is already "&"
>>
>> But; if $value is simple a quote character ["] I get "&quote". e.g.,
>> "test" => &quote;test&quote;
>>
>> Search string and replace works as it should in Regex_Coach.
>>
>> echo $value.'<br />';
>> $value=preg_replace("%&(?!amp;)%i", "&amp;", $value);
>> echo $value;
>>
>> I tried using \x26 for the "&" in the search string; didn't help.
>>
>> This seems too obvious to be a bug. Using php5.2.9
>>
>> Al.......
> 
> Your code works for me, unless I'm misunderstanding the problem.  With
> the following:
> 
> $value = "&quote;test&quote;";
> 
> I get:
> 
> &quote;test&quote;<br />
> &amp;quote;test&amp;quote;
> 

I may not have been very clear. Feed it just      "test"   with the quotes. You 
should get back, "test" the same as you gave it.   Instead, I get back 
&quote;test&quote;

Like wise, if I give it just a single quote ["] I get back [&quote;]