RE: [PHP] Re: converting C to PHP

> -----Original Message----- > From: David Robley [mailto:robleyd@paradise.net.nz] > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 3:25 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Re: converting C to PHP > > > In article <6416776FCC55D511BC4E0090274EFEF508A46F@EXCHANGE>, > martin.towell@world.net says... > > I'm converting some C functions to PHP and have come across this: > > > > int skipf(..., char *format) > > { > > /* ... */ > > cp = format; > > char *cp, *cp2; > > multiplier = strtol(cp, &cp2, 10); > > /* ... */ > > } > > > > > > How can I implement this line in PHP ? > > multiplier = strtol(cp, &cp2, 10); > > > > > > > Oh, and an example of format is "12L20W2P" > > Non C programmer volunteers suggsetion. I looked at strtol in the C docs > and I don't quite understand exactly what it does. But I wonder if intval > would be a starting point to try and get the result I think you want? > > -- > David Robley > Temporary Kiwi! > > Quod subigo farinam Just to crarify - what I need to get back is the first number and the first letter after that number (which can be "L", "P", or "W"). So in the example I gave, I'll need to get back "12" and "L" What I settled on is: ereg("([0-9]*)([LPW])", $format, $bits); list(, $cnt, $skip) = $bits; But maybe there's a better way ?? Martin