RE: [PHP] preg_match_all()

Use a U modifier in your pattern. http://www.php.net/manual/en/pcre.pattern.modifiers.php ---John W. Holmes... PHP Architect - A monthly magazine for PHP Professionals. Get your copy today. http://www.phparch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Vania Smrkovski [mailto:vania@pandorasdream.com] > Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 7:51 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] preg_match_all() > > As described in http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match-all.php, > I > have put in place a bit of code theoretically designed to parse out > snippets > of text embraced with an open and close tag. The code I am using is this: > > preg_match_all('/begincommand(.*)endcommand/',$messagebody,$commandOutta ke > ,P > REG_PATTERN_ORDER); > print $commandOuttake[0][0]." (0,0), ".$commandOuttake[0][1]." (0,1)\n"; > print $commandOuttake[1][0]." (1,0), ".$commandOuttake[1][1]." (1,1)\n"; > > For this input > > random words begincommand another test string 1[endcommand] a couple of > random words [begincommand]2nd instance of command in same email test > string > [endcommand] and then a bunch of nonsense > > this code produces this output: > > begincommand another test string 1[endcommand] a\r\ncouple of random words > [begincommand]2nd instance of command in same email\r\ntest string > [endcommand (0,0), (0,1) another test string 1[endcommand] a\r\ncouple of > random words [begincommand]2nd instance of command in same email\r\ntest > string [ (1,0), (1,1) > > > In other words, the fact that I have the begincommand ... endcommand > TWICE, > the preg_match_all only accepts the OUTER open and close tags. It never > stops at the first endcommand as I am trying to make it do. The string " > a\r\ncouple of random words" should never show up! > > I've tried this with and without the PREG_PATTERN_ORDER, with ereg, > preg_match and various and sundry other variations, and I am at a loss. > How > do I change the criteria to stop at the first instance of a match? How do > I > parse out only up to the first instance of "endcommand"? > > > I am not certain if I am subscribed directly to this list, so in > answering, > would you be so kind as to cc: vania@pandorasdream.com? > > Thanks! > _________________________ > Vania Smrkovski > Internet Design and Programming > vania@pandorasdream.com > http://pandorasdream.com/ > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php