From 8c0f49667f7443d9f05fa7e8fdd501aa138a3b61 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: moodler <moodler>
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:03:51 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] In shortanswers you can now use \* (ie slash asterisk) to
 mean a real asterisk

Normally the asterisk is a wildcard
---
 mod/quiz/lib.php | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mod/quiz/lib.php b/mod/quiz/lib.php
index e96f75c92a..c6b7f0fa16 100644
--- a/mod/quiz/lib.php
+++ b/mod/quiz/lib.php
@@ -1672,9 +1672,10 @@ function quiz_grade_attempt_question_result($question,
 
                 $potentialgrade = (float)$answer->fraction * $question->grade;
 
-                if ($potentialgrade >= $grade
-                        and (strpos(' '.$answer->answer, '*'))) {
-                    $answer->answer = eregi_replace('\*','.*',$answer->answer);
+                if ($potentialgrade >= $grade and (strpos(' '.$answer->answer, '*'))) {
+                    $answer->answer = str_replace('\*','@@@@@@',$answer->answer);
+                    $answer->answer = str_replace('*','.*',$answer->answer);
+                    $answer->answer = str_replace('@@@@@@', '\*',$answer->answer);
                     if (eregi('^'.$answer->answer.'$', $question->answer)) {
                         $feedback[0] = $answer->feedback;
                         $grade = $potentialgrade;
-- 
2.39.5