note 100747 added to function.preg-match

@clbmuvn at gmail dot com, 25-Sep-2010 03:42: Unless you really need all the repeatings (and I assume you only need a pattern without all the pluses) you must specify an ungreedy mode: <?php $str ='/^00+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1] +[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+00+[0-1]+ [0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+00+ [0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+[0-1]+00/Ui'; if ((preg_match($str,"00000000000000000000000000"))) {echo "Oh - it works";} ?> ---- Server IP: 85.214.154.209 Probable Submitter: 80.245.147.81 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/100747 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/100747 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/100747 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php