Re: preg_replace problem

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.......

I erred when I keyed this message. The "But,...." should be as, without the "e" 
on quote. Which is an HTML entity for quote.

But; if $value is simple a quote character ["] I get "&quot". e.g.,
  "test" => &quot;test&quot;