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PHP: Highlight Words In A String
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Highlight_Words_In_A_String.php
<?php
function highlight($astring, $aword) {
if (!is_array ($aword) || !is_string ($astring) || empty ($aword) ) {
return false;
}
$aword = implode ('|', $aword);
return preg_replace ('@\b('.$aword.')\b@si', '<strong style="background-color:red">$1</strong>', $astring);
}
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