Preg_match help..

Discussion in 'PHP' started by terryuk, May 14, 2007.

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  1. #1
    I'm trying to get something to work but its just not happening :eek:

    Say i have "10 of about 14 from" in a string.

    I'm trying to use preg_match to get the value inbetween 'about' and 'from' so if it were to work it would return 14?

    Any ideas please :(
     
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  2. krakjoe

    krakjoe Well-Known Member

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    #2 
    
<?php
$string = '10 of about 14 from';
if( !preg_match('~about ([0-9]+) from~si', $string, $match ) )
  die("Invalid string passed");

echo $match[1];
?>
    PHP:
     
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  3. terryuk

    terryuk Notable Member

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    Could anyone please tell me if it would be different if i had '10 of about 1,400 from' rather than '10 of about 14 from' and still using the same expression?
     
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    grandpa Active Member

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    #4
    yeah above code only grab numeric character!

    if you want it to include the comma(s) in grabbing:
    
<?php
$string = '10 of about 1,400 from';
if( !preg_match('~about ([0-9,]+) from~si', $string, $match ) )
  die("Invalid string passed");

echo $match[1];
?>
    Code (markup):
     
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