mate you rock..
Martin Towell wrote:
> try this -
>
> $the_array = spliti("<a ", $html);
> $the_array = preg_grep("</a>", $the_array);
> foreach($the_array as $k)
> echo ereg_replace("</a>.*", "", $k)."\n";
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Dempsey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 2:30 PM
> To: brendan; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP] @#$@# Reg Expressions
>
>
> brendan, please clarify: you're "trying to strip out all links in the page
> that is between
> the <a href and </a>"
>
> you're trying to strip out all links and return them?
> if so, split won't work.....it splits on whatever the pattern is.....
> if you're trying to get all the links, you could do [this doesn't get <a
> name which is what you want i think]
>
> preg_match_all("|(<a href.*?</a>)|",$html,$matches);
>
> look at the preg_match_all page at php.net for info on how to use it
>
>
> ITE($url);
>
> $the_array=spliti("<A (.*)</A>", $html,-1); //spliti to avoid any case
> sensitivity.
> foreach($the_array AS $k) echo $k."<HR>";
>
> I had given preg_split a go but just got flummoxed with the need to
> slash everything ..
>
>
> Martin .. I'd tried that .. but i get an array count of 0 from
> $the_array ..(from $the_array=split("<A ([^>]*)</A>", $html,-1);
>
>
>
> echo count($the_array);
>
> Jack Dempsey wrote:
>
>
>>ok, are you trying to get the links returned or just split on them? i
>>
> missed
>
>>your original post.
>>watch your caps as well...
>>
>>i'd use preg_split also
>>
>>jack
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: brendan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 9:59 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Subject: [PHP] @#$@# Reg Expressions
>>
>>
>>thanks but it didnt work either .. ;)
>>
>>Matt Friedman wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>Try putting a "?" after your quantifier for "non-greedy" matching.
>>>
>>>Something like: $the_array=split("<A (.*?)</A>", $html,-1);
>>>
>>>Matt.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "brendan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 7:55 PM
>>>Subject: [PHP] @#$@# Reg Expressions
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>love em.. right now I hate em..
>>>>
>>>>can someone inform me why the below doesnt work?
>>>>it is intended to strip out all the links in a page and return an array
>>>>.. insanity is just starting to set in..
>>>>
>>>>cheers
>>>>
>>>>$html =GETSITE($url);
>>>>// and put in a new line break behind every anchor tag
>>>>$the_array=spliti("<A (.*)</A>", $html,-1);
>>>>echo $the_array ;
>>>>foreach($the_array AS $k) echo $k."<HR>";
>>>>}
>>>>
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