preg_match('/[^a-z0-9]/i', $stringToSearch); http://www.php.net/preg_match
> -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Babineau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 10:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Searching a string for everything but a-z and 0-9 > > > Cold Fusion has RegEx to do this with. If I want to search a > string looking for anything non 0-9 and non a-z what should I > be looking at? Could I do: > > $EXPR = "non a-z, non numerical"; > strstr($SEARCH_STRING, $EXPR) > > I hope this makes sense, I am not sure what PHP calls this > type of searching but in Cold Fusion it is called REGEX. Any > suggestions on where I can look in the php documentation to > read more about this? > > Matt Babineau > MCWD / CCFD > ----------------------------------------- > e: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > p: 603.943.4237 > w: <http://www.criticalcode.com/> > http://www.criticalcode.com PO BOX 601 > Manchester, NH 03105 > > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php