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Wildhoney · 01-27-2008, 03:10 PM

This is the code I would use to do it. However, although you can calculate the identifier on-the-fly, if you introduce any more characters into it then consider storing it in the database so you can be certain it can be reversed.

php Code:

class String
{
    /* Bring on namespaces! */
    public static function toSef($szText)
    {
        $szText = str_replace(' ', '-', $szText);
        return preg_replace('~[^-a-z0-9]~i', '', $szText);
    }
}

echo String::toSef('this is a "test"');

01-27-2008, 03:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Wildhoney La Vida es Sueño Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oldham Posts: 2,280 Thanks: 90	This is the code I would use to do it. However, although you can calculate the identifier on-the-fly, if you introduce any more characters into it then consider storing it in the database so you can be certain it can be reversed. php Code: class String { /* Bring on namespaces! */ public static function toSef($szText) { $szText = str_replace(' ', '-', $szText); return preg_replace('~[^-a-z0-9]~i', '', $szText); } } echo String::toSef('this is a "test"'); __________________ The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out.