[PHP] Re: using preg_match

2007-05-16 Thread Al
The container, as you called it, are delimiters. They can be about any character you choose; but, stay away from preg control characters. Personally, I use % most of the time. It's a good habit to use delimiter characters that you can be certain will not be included in your strings. Then, you

Re: [PHP] Re: using preg_match

2007-05-16 Thread Rob Desbois
[re-sending, forgot to include list :-|] If you're matching a string and not a pattern then it is far more efficient to use strpos: if (strpos($path, '/realtors') !== FALSE) { echo 'Success'; } rob On 5/16/07, Al [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The container, as you called it, are delimiters.

[PHP] Re: using preg_match to extract information from pop3

2003-03-04 Thread Henry Grech-Cini
Hi All, This has to be easy to do using preg_match! Can no one spare a minute of their time? Henry Henry Grech-Cini [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, I know that you will probably tell me to RTFM but I have (several times) and I cannot quite understand it!

[PHP] Re: using preg_match to extract information from pop3

2003-03-04 Thread Henry Grech-Cini
I tried if(preg_match(/^From:(.*)$/, $headers[$line], $info)) { echo [; print_r($info); echo ]; echo PRE,HtmlSpecialChars($headers[$line]),/PRE; } But all I get is [Array ( [0] = From: [1] = ) ] From: Henry henry @ .com Any pointers? Henry Grech-Cini [EMAIL

[PHP] Re: using preg_match to extract information from pop3

2003-03-04 Thread Henry Grech-Cini
Found a solution if (preg_match(/Form:[ ]*(.+)[ ]*(.+)/, Form:Henry [EMAIL PROTECTED], $info)) { print_r($info); } else print Pattern not found; but I'm refining it so that it doesn't need the last bit, any more pointers appreciated!!! Thanks All Henry Henry Grech-Cini [EMAIL PROTECTED]