Replace only the first occurrence of a string in PHP
Question:
How to replace only the first occurrence of a string in PHP? Answer:
$originalText = 'This is my original text to convert';
$newText = preg_replace('/ /', '-', $originalText, 1);
echo $newText;
Description:
In PHP there is the str_replace method that replaces all occurrences of a string in another string. However, if you want to replace only the first match then you can use the preg_replace method. The preg_replace method performs a regular expression search and replace.
Syntax:
preg_replace(
string|array $pattern,
string|array $replacement,
string|array $subject,
int $limit = -1,
int &$count = null
): string|array|nullReference:
The preg_replace reference
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Replace only the first occurrence of a string in PHP