need help with preg match

champ_rock · 05-01-2007, 06:08 AM

hi

i suppose i have some raw data in the form

Quote:

name: champ rock
DOB: blah blah
age: blah blah
address: blah blah blah

now i want to use preg_match to extract only the name i.e. champ rock (anything after "name: " field)

please tell me what code i should use for that?

mikesherov · 05-01-2007, 06:45 AM

if that data is stored in the variable $string...

Code:

$lines=file($string);
foreach($lines as $line){
 if(substr($line,0,5)=="name:"){
  $answer=substr($line,6);
 }
}
echo($answer);

I'm sure there is a more efficient answer using preg_match like you wanted, but this does the trick too...

Dan · 05-01-2007, 07:50 AM

PHP Code:

  preg_match("/name:([^\n]*)?/i", $data, $matches);

 $name = trim($matches[1]);

champ_rock · 05-01-2007, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan

PHP Code:

  preg_match("/name:([^\n]*)?/i", $data, $matches);

 $name = trim($matches[1]);

@Dan i have sent u a PM with my script.. it would be very kind of you if u could have a look at the script and tell me where i am going wrong

thanks a lot

05-01-2007, 06:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
mikesherov NamePros Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 116 134.00 NP$ (Donate)	if that data is stored in the variable $string... Code: $lines=file($string); foreach($lines as $line){ if(substr($line,0,5)=="name:"){ $answer=substr($line,6); } } echo($answer); I'm sure there is a more efficient answer using preg_match like you wanted, but this does the trick too...

05-01-2007, 07:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dan Buy my domains. Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2,801 56.00 NP$ (Donate)	PHP Code: `preg_match("/name:([^\n]*)?/i", $data, $matches); $name = trim($matches[1]);`

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