On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 10:40:33PM -0500, Chris Shiflett wrote:
> Patrick Teague wrote:
> 
> >$os = eregi_replace( "Win[^dows]", "Windows ", $os );
> 
> I'm pretty sure (I'm not a regular expression expert) this matches "a 
> string that begins with Win followed by a character that is not d, o, w, 
> or s.

Exactly.

To get the behavior I think you want, do this:

  $os = eregi_replace('(Windows|Win)', 'Windows ', $os);

The order of the pattern matches "Windows" before "Win" so if the input is
"Windows"  you won't wind up with "Win Windows"

--Dan

-- 
               PHP classes that make web design easier
        SQL Solution  |   Layout Solution   |  Form Solution
    sqlsolution.info  | layoutsolution.info |  formsolution.info
 T H E   A N A L Y S I S   A N D   S O L U T I O N S   C O M P A N Y
 4015 7 Av #4AJ, Brooklyn NY     v: 718-854-0335     f: 718-854-0409

-- 
PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/)
To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

Reply via email to