Product Attribute text string str_replace

Question

I have a situation where I need to display a product attribute that contains text phrases separated by semicolon. The goal is to replace the semicolon with a I can call up the attribute using the code below however I am stuck on how to do the replacement. I'm assuming a str_replace of some sort?

<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData('attribute_id')); ?>

Answer 1

Lot's of ways of doing it. As you say str_replace should be simple enough, another alternative would be.

<?php echo $this->htmlEscape(implode('|', explode(';', $_product->getData('attribute_id')))); ?>