What happens when multiple instances of the search string overlap? : String Replace « String « PHP






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What happens when multiple instances of the search string overlap?


<?
$tricky_string = "ABA is part of ABABA";
$maybe_tricked = str_replace("ABA", "DEF", $tricky_string);
print("Substitution result is '$maybe_tricked'<BR>");

?>








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