Re: Re: Translation Request--Altavista Babelfish can't do i t

On Monday 29 April 2002 20:52, Ford, Mike [LSS] wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hugh Bothwell [mailto:hugh_bothwell@hotmail.com] > > Sent: 27 April 2002 01:15 > > > > "Vins" <vins@webonline.co.za> wrote in message > > news:20020426235354.84297.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > > > > > if(!ereg("^#(.)*$", $buffer[$i])) > > > { > > > echo "ok"; > > > } > > > > > > what does this mean? > > [...] > > > Boiled down, it is 'ok' if the string > > doesn't start with '#'. > > Um -- I'm no regex expert, but isn't ^ the "start of string" character? -- > so this is looking for strings which *do* begin with a hash! Well the ereg is looking for strings beginning with # but then the whole if expression is negated (!), so the statement "it is 'ok' if the string doesn't start with '#'" is correct. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.com.hk Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* When it comes to broken marriages most husbands will split the blame -- half his wife's fault, and half her mother's. */