RE: [PHP] Non-Greedy Regex Matching

I'd try something like '<pmlink>([^<]?+)</pmlink>', or '<pmlink>([^<]+)?</pmlink>', or else use the preg_replace which is more perl like in it's reg exp. Nick > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Henderson [mailto:matt@makalumedia.com] > Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2000 21:11 > To: PHP Discussion List > Subject: [PHP] Non-Greedy Regex Matching > > > Hello, > > I'm trying to replace the contents of a custom tag > <pmlink>content</pmlink> > with the following expression: > > $OUT = ereg_replace( > '<pmlink>([^<]+)</pmlink>', > $linkTemplate, > $string); > > This works except that the match is 'greedy'-- e.g. the > 'content' of the > following string: > > <pmlink>Hello</pmlink> world <pmlink>again</pmlink> > > ...would incorrectly be determined as... > > Hello</pmlink> world <pmlink>again > > I tried the Perl modifier '?' as follows: > > $OUT = ereg_replace( > '<pmlink>([^<]+?)</pmlink>', > $linkTemplate, > $string); > > ...and PHP4 returned a "bad regular expression" error. Does > anyone on the > list know what modifier I can use to have a non-greedy matching? > > Many thanks! (PS: Please copy any responses to my email > address, as I'm on > the road and have very limited net access.) > > -- Matt Henderson > > -- > MAKALUMEDIA INTERNET & ENGINEERING SERVICES GMBH > matt@makalumedia.com | http://www.makalumedia.com/ > Robert-Bosch Strasse 7, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany > Tel: +49 6151 872 4600, Fax: +49 6151 872 4619 > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >