Re: [PHP4BETA] CVS update: php4/ext/pcre

On Tue, 25 May 1999, Andrey Zmievski wrote: > Zeev Suraski wrote: > > >I vote for "preg_" to match the "ereg_" functions. This would be > > >the most logical choice, considering what is already in place. > > > > Sounds like a good idea to me. > > I never found ereg_ to be particularly descriptive of what they do. I don't > know, but I like pcre_match and pcre_replace much better than preg and > preg_replace. Any other opinions? With "preg_" you don't have to think. With "pcre_" at least I have to spell out "perl compatible ..." to remember the acronym. If that is true for a majority of our users (I think it is, ask how many people on php3@ have ever heard of pcre), "preg_" should be our preferred choice. - Stig -- PHP 4 Beta