Hi, if(is_numeric($return = substr("$f", 0, 1))) etc... You can look at the manual to get the list of the is_() functions: is_array is_bool is_callable is_double is_float is_int is_integer is_long is_null is_numeric is_object is_real is_resource is_scalar is_string etc.
-- Nicos - CHAILLAN Nicolas [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.WorldAKT.com - Hébergement de sites Internet "Mike Fifield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> a écrit dans le message de news: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > I am using > > substr("$f", 0, 1); > > to get the first character of a string but what to be able to tell if the > first character is a digit or a letter is there a way to do this? > > > > > > begin 666 box-0.gif M1TE&.#EA"P`'`(#_`,# P ```"'Y! $`````+ `````+``<`0 (-A(\6FAK? )HI0+U/1@*@`[ ` end begin 666 box-1.gif M1TE&.#EA"P`'`(#_`,# P ```"'Y! $`````+ `````+``<`0 (,A(\6&ZGL (HI2LN>H*`#L` ` end -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php