note 61587 added to function.ereg

if anyone needs the code to validate a uk postcode I have included it below: // check post code is in correct format if (!ereg("^[A-Z]{1,2}[0-9]{1,2}[[:space:]][0-9]{1}[A-Z]{2}", strtoupper($postcode))) { print "You need to enter a valid post code!<br/><br/>"; } Hope this helps someone Chris ---- Server IP: 85.116.0.130 Probable Submitter: 194.129.67.171 (proxied: 1.1 DAKXWI04) ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+61587 Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=bad+code Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=spam Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=useless Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=non-english Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+61587&report=yes Reject -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+61587&report=yes Search -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php