php-doc-en/reference/xdiff/functions/xdiff-string-patch.xml
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<refentry xml:id="function.xdiff-string-patch" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>xdiff_string_patch</refname>
<refpurpose>Patch a string with an unified diff</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis>
<type>string</type><methodname>xdiff_string_patch</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>str</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>patch</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>int</type><parameter>flags</parameter></methodparam>
<methodparam choice="opt"><type>string</type><parameter role="reference">error</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
Patches a <parameter>str</parameter> string with an unified patch in <parameter>patch</parameter> parameter
and returns the result. <parameter>patch</parameter> has to be an unified diff created by
<function>xdiff_file_diff</function>/<function>xdiff_string_diff</function> function.
An optional <parameter>flags</parameter> parameter specifies mode of operation. Any
rejected parts of the patch will be stored inside <parameter>error</parameter> variable if
it is provided.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>str</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The original string.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>patch</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The unified patch string. It has to be created using <function>xdiff_string_diff</function>,
<function>xdiff_file_diff</function> functions or compatible tools.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>flags</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
<parameter>flags</parameter> can be either
<constant>XDIFF_PATCH_NORMAL</constant> (default mode, normal patch)
or <constant>XDIFF_PATCH_REVERSE</constant> (reversed patch).
</para>
<para>
Starting from version 1.5.0, you can also use binary OR to enable
<constant>XDIFF_PATCH_IGNORESPACE</constant> flag.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>error</parameter></term>
<listitem>
<para>
If provided then rejected parts are stored inside this variable.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the patched string, or &false; on error.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title><function>xdiff_string_patch</function> example</title>
<para>
The following code applies changes to some article.
</para>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$old_article = file_get_contents('./old_article.txt');
$diff = $_SERVER['patch']; /* Let's say that someone pasted a patch to html form */
$errors = '';
$new_article = xdiff_string_patch($old_article, $diff, XDIFF_PATCH_NORMAL, $errors);
if (is_string($new_article)) {
echo "New article:\n";
echo $new_article;
}
if (strlen($errors)) {
echo "Rejects: \n";
echo $errors;
}
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="seealso">
&reftitle.seealso;
<para>
<simplelist>
<member><function>xdiff_string_diff</function></member>
</simplelist>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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