note 26009 deleted from function.preg-match by sniper

From: Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:14:00 +0000
Subject: note 26009 deleted from function.preg-match by sniper
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Note Submitter: vectorpup@hotmail.com ---- function preg_xmatch($match, $string, &$regs) { //removes comments, whitespace, newlines and carraige returns from a PCRE expression // useful for debugging PCRE 'programs' or very complex match routines // remember to ESCAPE whitespace (\s) if needed // unsuitable for matches which actually involve newlines or carraige returns // if you wish to do so, it's better to just match them via the dotall (s) // modifier // if you wish to use comments AND match newlines, use the pcre "x" modifier // once done, it is best to use the below matchstring to clean your match up // and use a standard match for the finished project, as this version // DOUBLES the runtime of any standard match. $match=preg_replace("/(\r|\n|\s|\(\?\#.*\))/", "", $match); return preg_match($match, $string, $regs); }

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