Re: preg_match() vs. preg_match_all()

CC Zona wrote: > > What is the functional difference between preg_match() and > preg_match_all()? I've puzzled over the manual descriptions for both, > checked the list archives and faqts.com, and still can't figure out why > they seem to return different results for the same pattern searches. > Use a some text to match against where there's many places for a match to occur. When you use the PREG_PATTERN_ORDER, for the order argument with preg_match_all, it's like a global match, collecting the matches and subpatterns (obtained by using parenthesis, which will 'remember' the subpatterns) in the 2dim array for your viewing pleasure. Something like that. I usually have to wrestle with it a bit to get it straight how the results from the subpattern matches (from the memorizing parens) are ordered in the array to get the a loop to spit everything back out correctly. If your nesting parens, I think it's you just start counting the opening paren from the left, and they'll match sequentially as indexes in the associated array for that particular match. Well, the 0 index is the entire match, and the subpat matches pick up at index 1. But, if the winds blowing from the east, and ..... ;-) MD > TIA > > -- > CC > > -- > 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