note 58427 added to function.ereg
| From: | bnewboldatcodegreenedotcom at osu1 dot php dot net | Date: | Thu, 03 Nov 2005 22:36:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | note 58427 added to function.ereg | ||
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mcallier at gmail dot com's expression for zip codes is still wrong.
"^[0-9]{5}(-[0-9]{4})*$" will call the following zip codes good:
91425
91425-3444
91425-3444-3455
91425-3444-3455-4556
(etc)
the star (*) in the expression means zero or more.
Instead it should be a question mark (?) meaning zero or one only.
use "^[0-9]{5}(-[0-9]{4})?$"
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Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.ereg.php
Edit -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+58427
Delete: added to the manual -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=added+to+the+manual
Delete: bad code -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=bad+code
Delete: spam -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=spam
Delete: useless -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=useless
Delete: non-english -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=non-english
Delete: already in docs -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes&reason=already+in+docs
Delete: other reasons -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+58427&report=yes
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