In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> $search = "TheName"
> $data = "TheName,TheAddress,ThePhone"
>
> if (preg_match('"/\b'.$search.'\b/i"', $data))
> {
> echo "True<br>";
> }
> else
> {
> echo "False<br>";
> }
> I am trying to see if the search name matches exactly a name in the $data.
In that case, may I suggest an alternative method?
$arr=explode(",",lower($data));
if(in_array(lower($search),$arr)))
...
(If you want to use the preg_*: take out the double quotes in your regex,
which do not appear to be delimiting the substrings within variable $data.)
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