CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Replace relative url's with a fully qualified URL within HREF tags. Handy for when you syndicating content to clients.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<cfscript>
RelPage="index.cfm";
FQHost="http://www.yoursite.com";
// some text you want to parse
mytext="blah blah blah <a href=""index.cfm"">Home</a> blah blah blah ";
</cfscript>

<cfoutput>
Starting text:<br>
#mytext#<br>
<br>
<br>
Ending:<br>
#FullQualUrl(mytext,relpage,fqhost)#<br>
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Replace relative url's with a fully qualified URL
 * 
 * @param mytext      The string to search. 
 * @param relpage      The page to qualify. 
 * @param FQHost      The fully qualified host. 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author Ryan Thompson-Jewell (thompsonjewell.ryan@mayo.edu) 
 * @version 1, November 2, 2001 
 */
function FullQualUrl(mytext,RelPage,FQHost) {
    var tmp=rereplacenocase(mytext,"(href\=){1}([""|'| ]*)(/)*(#RelPage#){1}","\1\2#FQHost#/#RelPage#","ALL");
    return tmp;
}