simple preg_match problem

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    $string = "<!-- Start table -->Some text here<!-- End table -->";

$search_regex='/<!-- Start table -->(.*)<!-- End table -->/';

$result = preg_match($search_regex, $string, $match);

echo count($match); //is 0!
    PHP:
    I cannot get this very simple preg_match to work. :(
    Any help, please? :confused:
     
    squishi, Dec 28, 2008 IP
  2. hackfanatic

    hackfanatic Peon

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    #2
    i have used your exact same code.. got output as "2" !?!
     
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  3. harrisunderwork

    harrisunderwork Well-Known Member

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    #3
    What you actually want to do ?
     
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  4. squishi

    squishi Peon

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    #4
    Hmm, zes, that is correct.
    I simplified it. The string contains a lot of html, and it does indeed return zero. I am sure it contains the comments above. :(
     
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  5. squishi

    squishi Peon

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    #5
    Okay, here it is outputting 0:

    <?php

$string="<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC \"-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN\">
<HTML>
	<HEAD>
	</HEAD>
	<body>
										<!-- Start table -->
TEST
										<!-- End table -->
	</body>
</HTML>";

$search_regex='/<!-- Start table -->(.*)<!-- End table -->/';

$result = preg_match($search_regex, $string, $match);

echo count($match); //is 0!

?>
    PHP:
    i don't understand why it doesn't work... :(
     
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  6. crazyryan

    crazyryan Well-Known Member

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    #6 
    $search_regex='/<!-- Start table -->\s*(.+?)\s*<!-- End table -->/';
    Code (markup):
     
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