<?php
$meu_array = array("123_rui", "125_joao", "287_manuel"); $procurar = "/123_([a-zA-Z])*/";
$substituir = "123_Joaquim";
$meu_array = preg_replace($procurar, $substituir, $meu_array); echo "<pre>";
echo "</pre>";
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