Question

How to convert multiple <br/> tags to a single <br/> tag using RegEx in PHP

Answer 1

// Input string with multiple <br/> tags
$input = "ab<br/><br/>cd<br/>efg<br/><br/><br/>hijk<br/><br/>";

// Replace multiple consecutive <br/> tags with a single <br/>
$input = preg_replace("/(<br\s*\/?>\s*)+/", "<br/>", $input);

echo $input; 



/*
run:

ab<br/>cd<br/>efg<br/>hijk<br/>

*/

 

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