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

In article <20011010134314.96005.qmail@pb1.pair.com>, jazrant@zsc.nrcan.zc.ca (John A. Grant) wrote: > > 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_* LOL. Now I get it. Yeah, there isn't really a "PHP way" (POSIX extended regular expressions not being limited to PHP), but PHP does offer Perl users the opportunity to do regex the "Perl(-like) way". So yeah it's fine to take advantage of that opportunity. preg_* is there, it's fast, it's flexible, it's powerful--go for it. Cheers! -- CC