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@NogDogFeb 02.2005 — #It should be:
The first parameter is the pattern to search for.
The second parameter is what is to be searched.
The third parameter (optional) is an array which will store all matches found.
So, your preg_match is saying to search $templatefile for each sequence of 4 numbers from 0-9, and save any matches found in array $matches.@NogDogFeb 03.2005 — #The regular expression (or "regexp") syntax is essentially a mini, special-purpose programming language of its own. The PHP documentation for the preg (Perl-style regexp) syntax is here: http://us4.php.net/manual/en/reference.pcre.pattern.syntax.php
As it is based on Perl regexp's, you can also find useful information in many Perl books and web sites.
preg_match function
hi guys:
could anyone tell me what is the
preg_match(“([0-9]{4})”,$templatefile,$matches);
mean? thank you
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@NogDogFeb 02.2005 — #It should be:[code=php]
preg_match("/([0-9]{4})/",$templatefile,$matches);
[/code]The first parameter is the pattern to search for.
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The second parameter is what is to be searched.
The third parameter (optional) is an array which will store all matches found.
So, your preg_match is saying to search $templatefile for each sequence of 4 numbers from 0-9, and save any matches found in array $matches.
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@NogDogFeb 03.2005 — #The regular expression (or "regexp") syntax is essentially a mini, special-purpose programming language of its own. The PHP documentation for the preg (Perl-style regexp) syntax is here: As it is based on Perl regexp's, you can also find useful information in many Perl books and web sites.