_MarkdownExtra_TmpImpl::stripAbbreviations PHP Method

    protected function stripAbbreviations($text)
    {
        #
        # Strips abbreviations from text, stores titles in hash references.
        #
        $less_than_tab = $this->tab_width - 1;
        # Link defs are in the form: [id]*: url "optional title"
        $text = preg_replace_callback('{
			^[ ]{0,' . $less_than_tab . '}\\*\\[(.+?)\\][ ]?:	# abbr_id = $1
			(.*)					# text = $2 (no blank lines allowed)	
			}xm', array($this, '_stripAbbreviations_callback'), $text);
        return $text;
    }