hi...i want to use the preg match function to verify a string that should have the format format of a year - two digits - two letters - two digits, like this: [in]2005-03-IT-031[/in] thanks
realnsleo 0 Light Poster
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Jump to PostOk, so what is the question?
Jump to PostThat won't work, unless I'm reading it wrong...
<?php $string = '2005-03-IT-31'; if (preg_match('/^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-[a-z]{2}-\\d{2}$/i',$string)) { echo "Right format"; } else { echo "Wrong format"; } ?>
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azimuth0 1 Light Poster
Ok, so what is the question?
johny_d 23 Junior Poster in Training
<?php
$string = '2005-03-IT-31';
if (preg_match ('/^[\d]{4}-[\d]{2}-[a-z]{2}-[\d]{2}$/i',$string)) {
echo "Right format";
}
else {
echo "Wrong format";
}
?> azimuth0 1 Light Poster
That won't work, unless I'm reading it wrong...
<?php
$string = '2005-03-IT-31';
if (preg_match('/^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-[a-z]{2}-\\d{2}$/i',$string)) {
echo "Right format";
} else {
echo "Wrong format";
}
?> johny_d 23 Junior Poster in Training
The way I wrote it
... [\d]{4}..., it works.
The way you wrote it
... \\d{4} ..., it doesn't.
realnsleo 0 Light Poster
that worked, thanks alot...
johny_d 23 Junior Poster in Training
You're welcome
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