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Dictionary.com interface

Type:	code fragment
Added by:	amars
Entered:	26/04/2002
Last modified:	05/12/2001
Rating:	- (fewer than 3 votes)
Views:	5478

Adds the ability to flag a keyword so that it presents a link to it's definition.

<?php
function dict($string)

                            {

                              return preg_replace('/[dict](.*?)[/dict]/','\1 <font size=1>[<a href=http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=\1>?</a>]</font>',$string);

                            }

                            
 ?>

Usage Example

$string="[dict]foo[/dict]";

                            echo dict($string);

                            

                            outputs foo <font size=1>[<a href=http://www.dictionary.com?search?q=foo>?</a>]</font>

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