On 10 Aug 2004 16:53:59 -0000, in php.general you wrote: >Yes. preg_replace is greedy by default.
Err, global, that is (although it's also greedy per default, but then again, that's also the case for ereg-functions and perl) "greedy" is the term of whether or not a range of matches should be expanded to as long as possible, e.g.: pattern: /<.*>/ string: one <foo> two <bar> three .. wil match "<foo> two <bar>" and not just "<foo>". .*? on the other hand (or the U pattern modifier) makes the capture ungreedy. ... just trying to clear up a common mix-up in terms :) -- - Peter Brodersen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
