I had made this algorithm to highlight a word inside a string, but I must adapt it to also highlight a phrase.
What I had was a function that loop word by word, trim unwanted characters and replace using \b($str)\b.
I made that way so I could trim ",.-", etc.., for example, but that's not a good solution for phrases (not even for words).
How could I achieve this for phrases as well?
An example: suppose I have to highlight adipiscing elit in this string:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
It must become:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur <span>adipiscing elit</span>.
I don't understand well but try this:
\b(adipiscing elit\b\W?)
and replacement string:
<span>$1</span>
Output in regexstorm.net:
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur <span>adipiscing elit.</span>