Re: which regexp require preg_grep() and which can be used with ereg()?

"Cc Zona" <cczona@nospam.invalid> wrote in message news:20011008035754.27240.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > In article <20011008024151.15354.qmail@pb1.pair.com>, > jazrant@zsc.nrcan.zc.ca (John A. Grant) wrote: > > > What is the simplest way to check for a blank line (just > > spaces, tabs etc.) read from a file using ereg()? I couldn't > > find any equivalent for the Perl "/\S/". > > I still don't understand why you would bother looking for an ereg > equivalent when you can just use "/\S/" as-is with a preg_*, but <shrug>... I dunno. I guess I figured that I should learn the non-Perl way, since I'm in the PHP world now. I always try to adapt to a new language when I'm learning it, instead of holding on to conventions and usage from other languages. But I guess it's fine to use preg_* [...] > "[^[:space:]]" Thanks. I hadn't seen that :space: thing before. > Okay, since you find that easy to read, then by all means keep on > familiarizing yourself with it. Like I said before, once you know Perl > regex syntax it takes maybe 5 minutes to pickup the minor differences > needed for PCRE. Yes, I think I will use preg_* now. Thanks for the help. -- John A. Grant * I speak only for myself * (remove 'z' to reply) Radiation Geophysics, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa If you followup, please do NOT e-mail me a copy: I will read it here