Hi Joe: On Fri, Jul 19, 2002 at 12:50:53PM -0500, 'Joe Rice' wrote: > > $answer = "hello\na\np\np\nl\ne\n"; /*from textarea in form*/ > /* replace all whitespace and newlines with nothing */ > $tempanswer = preg_replace("/\s*|\n*/","",$answer);
Easier: $tempanswer = preg_replace('/\s/', '', $answer); The \s includes all white space, including line breaks. You don't need the *'s in there because all of them get replaced anyway. --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