PHP templating using custom code replacing using regex

Question

How can I convert {$game.name.fullname} to $game[\'name\'][\'fullname\'] using regex.

thanks

Answer 1

This tested function has the (commented) regex you want:

function process_data(&$text)
{
    $re = '/# Reformat a string.
        \{       # Opening delimiter.
        (\$\w+)  # $1: game.
        \.       # Parts separated by dot.
        (\w+)    # $2: name.
        \.       # Parts separated by dot.
        (\w+)    # $3: fullname.
        \}       # Closing delimiter.
        /ix';
    $text = preg_replace($re, "$1['$2']['$3']", $text);
    return $text;
}