looks like id3v2 ;-) how about this: $string = "<[TIT2]> ABC <[TPE1]> GHI <[TALB]> XYZ"; $pattern = "/<\[TIT2\]>([^<]*)/"; // matches anything exept '<'; till '<' or end of string preg_match($pattern, $string, $match); var_export($match);
hint to your regex: either use quantifier '*' (0-n times) OR '?' (0-1 times) ciao SVEN "Gerard Samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I have a string something like -> > <[TIT2]> ABC <[TPE1]> GHI <[TALB]> XYZ > Im applying a regex as such -> > // Title/Songname/Content > preg_match('/<\[TIT2\]>(.*?)(<\[)?/', $foo, $match); > $title = trim( $match[1] ); > > The above regex doesn't work. At the end of the pattern Im using (<\[)? > The pattern may or may not end with <[ > For example searching for -> <[TALB]> XYZ > The string, is *NOT* expected to hold a certain order as how it is > retrieved. > How does one go about to fix up this regex? > > Thanks > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
