* Thus wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>
> I use preg_match to validate the Middle Initial field of a form and so far
> it works, except yesterday a user submitted a "0" (zero) as a middle
> initial! My regexp is:
>
> if (!empty($_POST[MI]) && (preg_match('/^[[:alpha:]]{1,1}$/', $_POST[MI]) == 0))
>
> I tested it with 0-9 and my regexp catches every digit except 0. Curious...
actaually 0-9 will never match that regexp.
print preg_match('/^[[:alpha:]]{1,1}$/', '1');
yields: 0
The reason is that 0-9 is not alpha. You should use [[:alnum:]]
instead. Or better yet /^\w{1,1}$/
HTH,
Curt
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