RE: [PHP] Problem with regex

From: Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 21:06:38 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] Problem with regex
Groups: php.general 
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> consider the following code: > eregi( "<title>.*</title>", $myLine, $titleArray ); > echo $titleArray[0]; > It will work and display the correct dataif the line looks > like this: > "<title>Page Title</title>" > but not if it looks like this: *sigh* That's what you get when you post while you are doped up on pain med. :p My apologies. I sent this out a little to hastily. My question should have been with a regex such as: eregi( "<title>(.*)</title>", $myLine, $titleArray ); Why does $titleArray[0] include the <title></title> tags? Shouldn't the parenthesis '()' make it so that it returns only what is between them? Chris

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