How to add space after '}' char in a big PHP string?

Question

I have a big .css file which is all coded inline. That makes it very inelegant and hard to find the elements accurately. I want to paste it into a PHP function which gives a space after each "{" bracket, cause if I would do it manually it would take me more time.

which function should I use?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 06 '19 at 10:52

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$input_data = str_replace('}', '} ', $input_data);

answered Sep 06 '19 at 10:52

Max Shaian

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I'll test it. Thanks! – Renato Araújo Sep 06 '19 at 10:55

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 06 '19 at 10:05

You may use preg_replace here:

$input = "p.a {
        font: 15px arial, sans-serif;
    }";
$output = preg_replace("/\{/", " {", $input);
echo $input . "\n";
echo $output;

This prints:

p.a {
        font: 15px arial, sans-serif;
    }
p.a  {    <-- extra space here
        font: 15px arial, sans-serif;
    }

mattiabrandon · Answer 3 · 2019-09-06T10:14:46.337

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If your only interest is to add a space after all the "{", toy could easily use the following code:

$CSS = '.sample{
    padding: 10px;
}';
echo 'Old CSS code: '.$CSS.PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL;

$cleanCSS = str_replace('{', '{ ', $css);
echo 'Clean CSS code: '.$cleanCSS;

This code prints:

Old CSS code: .sample{
    padding: 10px;
}

Clean CSS code: .sample {
    padding: 10px;
}

edited Sep 06 '19 at 10:14

answered Sep 06 '19 at 10:07

mattiabrandon

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How to add space after '}' char in a big PHP string?

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