Re: Apostrophe in preg_match?
| From: | DL Neil | Date: | Wed, 28 Aug 2002 10:16:46 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Apostrophe in preg_match? | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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> I'm trying to get an apostrophe (and a dash, as well) to be
> included in a preg_match expression, but I don't know how to escape the
> characters.
The manual discusses which characters need escaping and how to escape
characters: http://www.php.net/manual/en/pcre.pattern.syntax.php
> <?php
> if (preg_match("^[!a-zA-Z-/\\\'/]^", $_POST['ssname'])) die
> ("<h5>Numbers and special characters not allowed in
> 'Surname'<br><br>
> Click 'Back' on your browser to re-enter
> information.</h5>");
>
> ?>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Keep it simple: [^a-zA-Z-']
Regards,
=dn