Re: preg_match

Jason, well, if the string is exactly how you have it, then something like this would do : $var="mailto:john@does.com)"; if(preg_match("/^(\S+)\s.+/",$var,$match)){

        $name=$match[1];

} Of course, that would exclude those addresses that might have two names, like "Tim Traver {tt@simplenet.com}" In order to get that one, you might do something like this : $var="Tim Traver {tt@simplenet.com}"; if(preg_match("/^(.+)\s\{.+/",$var,$match)){

        $name=$match[1];

} That would get anything before the bracket, excluding the space... Hope that helps... Tim. At 08:10 PM 3/28/2004, Jason Williard wrote:

I am trying to use preg_match to pull a specific piece of a variable. However, I don't have enough experience with the syntax to be able to figure this out. The variable looks like: "John {mailto:john@does.com)" All I need is the name, John. The rest can be discarded. How would I pull that bit out? Thanks, Jason -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

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