find string

Discussion in 'PHP' started by snowLee, May 16, 2009.

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  1. #1
    I have this code:

    $var = "This is my website <a href=\"index.php\">My website</a> and I want to see your opinion";
    echo $var;

    I want to look in the variable $var and search for <a . When I find this <a I to take what is between this <a and </a> and put it into a different variable, $var2.

    Can someone, please, tell me how can I do this?
     
    snowLee, May 16, 2009 IP
  2. JDevereux

    JDevereux Peon

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    #2
    This may work:

    <?php
$var = "This is my website <a href=\"index.php\">My website</a> and I want to see your opinion";
preg_match('/<a(.*?)<\/a>/', $var, $goodies);
$var2 = $goodies[1];
echo $var2;
?>
    PHP:
     
    JDevereux, May 16, 2009 IP
  3. xxKillswitch

    xxKillswitch Peon

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    #3
    Regex would work, as well as using a complicated mixture of built in functions. Use strpos first to see if there is an anchor at all in the var your checking...

    
if(strpos($var, '<a') !== false) {
     // Run regex here for match
}
    Code (markup):
     
    xxKillswitch, May 17, 2009 IP
  4. iRobit

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    #4
    :D
    
<?php
$var = "This is my website <a href=\"index.php\">My website</a> ";
$out=explode("<a",$var);
$out2 = explode("</a>",$out[1]);
$result = out2[0];
?>
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    iRobit, May 18, 2009 IP