ereg_replace and variables in arguements

[aspen]

print(ereg_replace($term, "<b>$term</b>", $main2[synopsis]));

Okay. This is what I'd like. The problem is I'm having trouble with the middle arguement.

I do it like above and it doesn't utilize the term variable like I want it to. I remove the quotes I get a parse error, single quotes parse error, just quote the bold tags - parse error.

Any ideas?

[freddydoesphp]

hmm....

I tried this and it worked perfect.
$str["synop"] = "This is a very old house";
$term = "old";
print ereg_replace($term, "<b>$term</b>", $str["synop"]);


It printed This is a very old house.

[jrap]

Add quotes around "$term"
print(ereg_replace("$term", "<b>$term</b>", $main2[synopsis])); worked for me.

[aspen]

adding quotes around term does this.


this is a very $term house.

but I'll try what freddy did... specifically with the added quotes inside the array

yup freddy's way worked
<Edited by aspen on 01-16-2001 at 09:33 AM>

[Son Nguyen]

What Rob said should produce something rather than $term eh?
It's double quote right? PHP should manipulate the inside var!

Btw, using str_replace is faster in this situation.