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Re: regex help [message #176239 is a reply to message #176238]

Fri, 09 December 2011 12:32

Jerry Stuckle
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On 12/9/2011 6:55 AM, Denis McMahon wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:51:56 -0500, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>> OK, guys, I'll be the first to admit my regex knowledge is more than
>> limited. And I've never used ereg().
>>
>> So, I need to convert the following ereg() call in some code I'm
>> modifying to a preg() call. Can someone please tell me what the ereg()
>> does and the equivalent preg()?
>>
>> if (ereg("(error</b>:)(.+)(<br)", $buffer, $regs))
>
> Hmmm
>
> By comparing the manual for the two functions:
>
> ereg returns false or 0 if no matches depending on the presence of the
> third parameter, or the length of the matched string (which it puts in
> $regs[0])
>

Hi, Denis,

Unfortunately, it's more than that. preg() uses posix regex syntax,
ereg() uses something else. That's my problem; I don't know the
differences.

If I know what I'm looking for, I can generally fumble around and get a
regex that works (as long as it's not too complicated). But this is in
a generic error handler, and not understanding the ereg() syntax I'm not
exactly positive what it's looking for.

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		regex help By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 09 December 2011 03:51
		Re: regex help By: Denis McMahon on Fri, 09 December 2011 11:55
		Re: regex help By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 09 December 2011 12:32
		Re: regex help By: Jerry Stuckle on Fri, 09 December 2011 12:51
		Re: regex help By: Kim Andr Aker on Fri, 09 December 2011 13:16
		Re: regex help By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 10 December 2011 02:51
		Re: regex help By: Curtis Dyer on Sat, 10 December 2011 04:25
		Re: regex help By: Denis McMahon on Sat, 10 December 2011 10:01

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