Re: Easy reg expression problem

On Friday 16 July 2004 16:01, Tim Van Wassenhove wrote: > In article <200407160818.38087.php-db@gremlins.biz>, Jason Wong wrote: > > On Friday 16 July 2004 08:05, Justin Patrin wrote: > >> > If you're simply trying to get '@email.com' then use strstr(). > >> > >> Of course....I'm just so used to pregs... > > > > Well the advantage of using a regex is that you can perform some form of > > validation on the address. > > And in the end compare your regular expression with the one at: > http://www.ex-parrot.com/~pdw/Mail-RFC822-Address.html That's why I qualified my statement by saying "some form of". Anyway, in general using a regex as opposed to a straight string function will allow some form of data validation. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * ------------------------------------------ Search the list archives before you post http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=php-db ------------------------------------------ /* What we Are is God's gift to us. What we Become is our gift to God. */