Re: ereg / regexp fun

Try ereg("( :[a-z] )+", $msg) jason > I need to trigger some functions when a user enters a command like ':a' > or ':b' > The command is embedded within $msg; e.g. $msg = 'see :a for info' > Where > the :a will be replaced e.g. by an image... > > see this: > --------- > if(ereg("[^ ]+:([a-z]{1})[ $]+",$msg,$item)){ > ... > } > --------- > > This already works almost. but it matches also unwanted cases, e.g. if > $msg = 'aaaaa:bbbbcccc' > > What is the correct regexp that matches a blank or the beginning of a > string? > What is the correct regexp that matches a blank or the end of a string? > > Thanks, > > - dk