sorry, it's php 4.3.1 and not 4.3.2

Using strtolower("HREF=\"\\1\"") as parameter is like using "href=\"\\1\"" directly.
First the strtolower is processed and then that result is used as parameter.

You have to change your search/replace pattern to get what you want.

The function works correct.

well,

maybe the matching string should be considered as a normal one, so we can use some functions on it.

this would render ereg_replace function even more powerfull, isn't it ?

That's correct, so this is bogus. Try using 
ereg()/preg_match() with the optional registers used in 
the third argument to get the results you're looking for. 
 
J 

you mean something like :

<?php
$newsaff = "<A HREF=\"JAVASCRIPT:COMMENT()\">THIS IS A TEST LINK</A>";

$newsaff =
ereg("HREF=\"([^\"]+)\"",$newsaff,$newsreplace);

for ($i=1;$i<sizeof($newreplace);$i++)

print $newsaff;
?>

doh... tab then return = submit form.. sorry

i said :

<?php
$newsaff = "<A HREF=\"JAVASCRIPT:COMMENT()\">THIS IS A TEST LINK</A>";

$newsaff =
ereg("HREF=\"([^\"]+)\"",$newsaff,$newsreplace);

for ($i=1;$i<sizeof($newreplace);$i++) {
 $newsaff = str_replace($newreplace[$i],strtolower($newreplace[$i]),$newsaff);
 }

print $newsaff;
?>

maybe there's a simplier solution, that's coded from scratch ;)

but yes indeed, that's complicated and a non bogus ereg_replace would be from great help :)

thanks

ereg_replace() is working exactly as expected. The 
inner-most functions are processed first, so strtolower() 
gets processed before ereg_replace(). Therefore, 
"HREF=\"\\1\"" is being sent through strtolower(), not "<A 
HREF=\"JAVASCRIPT:COMMENT()\">". strtolower() has no idea 
what \1 means other than \1. This is totally expected 
behaviour.  
 
Try doing something writing like foo(bar($s)) and write 
your own functions for foo() and bar(). bar() is always 
performed first. Same thing in this case.  
 
The behaviour you're proposing is just not the expected 
bevariour, hence the bogusness. 
 
J 

oups,

sorry, i realize now that \1 will be replaced by ereg_replace, but is not yet replaced inside the function

show get some sleep or vitamin i guess