Quick Question

Discussion in 'PHP' started by Nerve, Nov 28, 2009.

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  1. #1
    if I have a string, what function do I use to get certain content from it? I havnt coded in years So I kind of forget.


    For Example:

    $string = "<a href='http://google.com'>TEXT HERE THAT I WANT TO EXTRACT</a>"

    How would I extract the text on the link, in this case its "TEXT HERE THAT I WANT TO EXTRACT"

    Thanks
     
    Nerve, Nov 28, 2009 IP
  2. temp2

    temp2 Well-Known Member

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    #2
    just use preg_split

     
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  3. spc

    spc Well-Known Member

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    #3
    I second to that, but a better approach should be as follows:

    
$string = "<a href='http://google.com'>TEXT HERE THAT I WANT TO EXTRACT</a>";
preg_split("/>([^<]*)</", $string);
    Code (markup):
     
    spc, Nov 28, 2009 IP