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  1. <?php
  2.  
  3. $line = <<< LOB
  4. test -b- 123 -b- another test -h- hi there -h-
  5. LOB;
  6.  
  7. $line = preg_replace('/-(b|i|u|h)-(.*?)-(b|i|u|h)-/sim', '<$1>$2</$3>', $line);
  8.  
  9.  
  10. echo $line;
Success #stdin #stdout 0.02s 24192KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
test <b> 123 </b> another test <h> hi there </h>
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PHP (php 7.3.5)
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9 years ago
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