PhpWord doesn't replace text

Question

I have a docx file and I need to replace some text. This is done inside codeigniter framework; here is the code:

$this->load->library(\'word\');       
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Answer 1

My solution

function replaceText($element, $variable, $value) {
$text_class = 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text';
$table_class = 'PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Table';
foreach ($element as $e) {
    if (get_class($e) !== $text_class && method_exists($e, 'getElements')) {
        replaceText($e->getElements(), $variable, $value);
    } elseif (get_class($e) === $text_class && ($match_count = substr_count($e->getText(), $variable))) {
        for ($i = 1; $i <= $match_count; $i++) {
            $e->setText(str_replace($variable, $value, $e->getText()));
        }
    } elseif (get_class($e) === $table_class && ($row_count = count($e->getRows()))) {
        foreach ($e->getRows() as $row) {
            foreach ($row->getCells() as $cell) {
                replaceText($cell->getElements(), $variable, $value);
            }
        }
    }
}

}

$path = public_path('test.docx'); // Path to template document. public_path() Laravel function
$objReader = \PhpOffice\PhpWord\IOFactory::createReader('Word2007'); // Here can be 'ODText' = .odt, 'Word2007' = .docx etc.
$docx = $objReader->load($path);
replaceText($docx->getSections(), '${text}', 'This will be in your document'); // '${text}' can be any text like 'Simple text'
$docx->save('test2.docx');