PHP String Exercises: Replace the first word with another word

PHP String: Exercise-10 with Solution

Write a PHP script to replace the first 'the' of the following string with 'That'.

Sample date: 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'

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Sample Solution:

PHP Code:

<?php
$str = 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.';
echo preg_replace('/the/', 'That', $str, 1)."\n"; 
?>

Sample Output:

That quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

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