Re: ereg/pattern question

hi all, > > Line_6=<FONT color=#800080><B>bye now!</B></FONT> > > Line_7=</FONT> > > ...... > > } elseif (ereg("^(.*) = (.*)", $lines[$i], $regs) > > || ereg("^(.*)=(.*)", $lines[$i], $regs)) { > > // setting variable > > $variable = strtolower(trim($regs[1])); > > $value = trim($regs[2]); > > The problem you ran into is the last "=" was being matched rather than the > first due because "=" is matched by (.*). Also, you can accomplish the same > thing, more accurately, with one expression by adding a middle atom. This > new middle atom catches both spaces, no spaces and tabs in any combination. > > if ( ereg("^([[:alnum:]_]*)([[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*)(.*)$", > $lines[$i], $regs) ) { > you also could do something like } elseif (ereg("^([^=]*) = (.*)", $lines[$i], $regs) || ereg("^([^=]*)=(.*)", $lines[$i], $regs)) { to match only the first '=' in the line... greetings alex