[PHP] Re: String matching for sample code doesn't work....

[Scott Fletcher]

Never mind that!  It work now....  Been working on it for a few hours
though....

"Scott Fletcher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Hi Everyone!
>
>     I'm not really sure why does this simple script not work.  When I run
> the code, the loop kept going until it timed out.  I'll enclose the simple
> code here...
>
> --snip--
>    $res_str = "<Dog Name>Whoof</Dog Name><![CDATA[Whose Dog is that??]]>";
>
>    for ($i=0;$i<1000000;$i++)
>    {
>       if (substr($res_str, $i, 9) == "<![CDATA[")
>       {
>          echo "You got it!!!!";
>       }
>    }
> --snip--
>
>     This one should work but it doesn't, but I noticed that it does work
if
> I use this instead...
>
> --snip--
>       if (substr($res_str, $i, 7) == "[CDATA[")
> --snip--
>
>     So, the problem had to do with either the '<' character or the '!'
> character that doesn't match.  I thought maybe an escape character would
> work, like '\' but it doesn't do anything.   So, anyone know how to fix
that
> problem?
>
> Thanks,
>  Scott F.

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