Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
On 03/15/2011 07:30 AM, Steve Staples wrote:
>
> Wouldn't this be better to use, as it is meant to search for the string
> inside the string? (use use regex)
>
> if(stristr($name, 'Jackson'))
> {
> echo "String is in String";
> }
> else
> {
> echo "Failed";
> }
>
> http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.strstr.php (case sensative)
> http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.stristr.php (case insensative)
>
> Steve.
>
>From your link:
Note:
If you only want to determine if a particular needle occurs within
haystack, use the faster and less memory intensive function strpos()
instead.
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RE: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
On Tue, 2011-03-15 at 01:20 -0400, Jack wrote:
> Thanks everyone... great examples...works ( both methods )
>
> Thanks!
> Jack
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Alexis Antonakis [mailto:ad...@antonakis.co.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:10 AM
> > To: Jack
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
> >
> > http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php
> >
> > On 14/03/11 23:02, Jack wrote:
> > > I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string
> > > I am evaluating.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be
> > true.
> > >
> > > But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name
> > > that it's a match.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried the below without success..
> > >
> > > Not getting the operand properly..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > $name = "xxjacksonxx";
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
> > >
> > > print "true";
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > } else {
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > print "false";
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ?>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
Wouldn't this be better to use, as it is meant to search for the string
inside the string? (use use regex)
if(stristr($name, 'Jackson'))
{
echo "String is in String";
}
else
{
echo "Failed";
}
http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.strstr.php (case sensative)
http://ca.php.net/manual/en/function.stristr.php (case insensative)
Steve.
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Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
strpos example is much faster though
On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 7:20 AM, Jack wrote:
> Thanks everyone... great examples...works ( both methods )
>
> Thanks!
> Jack
>
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Alexis Antonakis [mailto:ad...@antonakis.co.uk]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:10 AM
> > To: Jack
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
> >
> > http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php
> >
> > On 14/03/11 23:02, Jack wrote:
> > > I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string
> > > I am evaluating.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be
> > true.
> > >
> > > But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name
> > > that it's a match.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I tried the below without success..
> > >
> > > Not getting the operand properly..
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > > $name = "xxjacksonxx";
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
> > >
> > > print "true";
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > } else {
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > print "false";
> > >
> > > }
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ?>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
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RE: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
Thanks everyone... great examples...works ( both methods )
Thanks!
Jack
> -Original Message-
> From: Alexis Antonakis [mailto:ad...@antonakis.co.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2011 1:10 AM
> To: Jack
> Subject: Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
>
> http://php.net/manual/en/function.preg-match.php
>
> On 14/03/11 23:02, Jack wrote:
> > I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string
> > I am evaluating.
> >
> >
> >
> > I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be
> true.
> >
> > But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name
> > that it's a match.
> >
> >
> >
> > I tried the below without success..
> >
> > Not getting the operand properly..
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> > $name = "xxjacksonxx";
> >
> >
> >
> > if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
> >
> > print "true";
> >
> >
> >
> > } else {
> >
> >
> >
> > print "false";
> >
> > }
> >
> >
> >
> > ?>
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Jack
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
On 15/03/2011, at 6:02 PM, Jack wrote:
> I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string I am
> evaluating.
>
>
>
> I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be true.
>
> But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name that
> it's a match.
>
>
>
> I tried the below without success..
>
> Not getting the operand properly..
>
>
>
>
>
>
> $name = "xxjacksonxx";
>
>
>
> if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
>
> print "true";
>
>
>
> } else {
>
>
>
> print "false";
>
> }
>
>
>
> ?>
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jack
if(strpos($name, 'jackson') !== false) {
true
}
You can use stripos for case-insentive matching.
Using regex functions when you don't need the power is overkill and slower.
Your call to preg_match wasn't working because you need your search term first,
and it needs proper delimiters.
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Re: [PHP] problem with if and exact match
Try
If(preg_match("/Jackson/i", $name))
{echo 'match'; }else{ echo 'fail'; }
Richard Buskirk
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On Mar 15, 2011, at 1:02 AM, "Jack" wrote:
> I want to be able to match if a string is contained within the string I am
> evaluating.
>
>
>
> I know that if ( $name == "xxjacksonxx"); based on the below would be true.
>
> But I want to be able to say if "jackson" is contained within $name that
> it's a match.
>
>
>
> I tried the below without success..
>
> Not getting the operand properly..
>
>
>
>
>
>
> $name = "xxjacksonxx";
>
>
>
> if ( preg_match($name, "jackson")) {
>
> print "true";
>
>
>
> } else {
>
>
>
> print "false";
>
> }
>
>
>
> ?>
>
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jack
>
>
>
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