PHP RegEx

[Deleted member 12738]

I've some trouble with a regular expression.

<span class="syntaxdefault">$search&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">preg_match_all</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"/\{START\(.*\)\}.*\{STOP\(.*\)\}/"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$template</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$loops</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

Won't activate ($search stays emprt and $loops is an empty array) when this is the $template:

<p>{$HELLO}</p>
{START(example)} {example->TEST} {STOP(example)} {START(test)} {test->TEST} {STOP(test)} {IF($HELLO==Hello World)}

Any guess why?

Thanks in advance,
Mii

 

[Patrick S.]

Question.....
Are you adding data to those functions?

 

[Deleted member 12738]

All variables except $template are not set yet, and yes, but I placed a print_r($loops); right after that line and it returned an empty array so the problem is there.

 

[Patrick S.]

When I tried it using a PHP example off PHP.net nothing came up.
When I took out: \(.*\)\ it started to show stuff.
Seen below:

<?php
$html = "{HELLO}";

preg_match_all("/{HELLO}/", $html, $matches, PREG_SET_ORDER);

foreach ($matches as $val) {
    echo "matched: " . $val[0] . "\n";
}
?>

So I don't think it's $loops I think it's:

\{START\(.*\)\}.*\{STOP\(.*\)\}

Hope that helps.

 

[Deleted member 12738]

Well, the {$HELLO} isn't what I want.
It's the

{START(example)} {example->TEST} {STOP(example)} {START(test)} {test->TEST} {STOP(test)}

that should match.

So basically {START(ANYTHING_1)}ANYTHING_2{STOP(ANYTHING_1)} should be what the regular expression should find.

 

[kavin]

Try

<span class="syntaxdefault">$search&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">preg_match_all</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"/\{START\(*\)\}*\{STOP\(*\)\}/"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$template</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$loops</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

 

[Deleted member 12738]

Didn't work. Thanks for help anyways.

I just tested my RegEx in JavaScipt and it turned true. PHP won't do it tough.

 

[Brad]

If I have problems like you, I go to: irc.phpfreaks.com/?channels=help

There is a person how is really good with RegEx.

 

[Deleted member 12738]

Thanks, I'll try one more thing tough. I might have found the problem. We'll know by the evening.

 

[kavin]

Didn't work. Thanks for help anyways.

I just tested my RegEx in JavaScipt and it turned true. PHP won't do it tough.

Try this. RegEx is something i should learn more. 🙁

<span class="syntaxdefault">$search&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">=&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">preg_match_all</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">(</span><span class="syntaxstring">"/\{START\(*\)\}(*)\{STOP\(*\)\}/"</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$template</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">,&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault">$loops</span><span class="syntaxkeyword">);&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="syntaxdefault"></span>

if it doesn't work, try phpfreaks like ItsBrad said. 🙂

 

[Deleted member 12738]

Ok, I'll try later today, I'm working on something else now.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Patrick S.]

Your Welcome 😉
I hope I helped in some little way.