[resolved] string checking acting up

liam_d · 03-08-2008, 05:01 AM

Hi all basically i am trying to check if a string starts with "<embed" or "<object" and if it doesn't then give an error, i have found out if i do this then it never works:

PHP Code:

  if(substr($_POST['code'], 0, 6) != "<embed" || substr($_POST['code'], 0, 7) != "<object")

but if i do just one so if you remove the or bit for "<object" it works, but it won't let me do both together, any ideas?!

liam_d · 03-08-2008, 07:08 AM

Solved, needed && not ||, thanks got to Mike aka AllDrops.com

sdsinc · 03-08-2008, 09:35 AM

Perhaps if would be good to use strtolower or strtoupper to perform a case-insensitive comparison. A regular expression could be used too.

liam_d · 03-08-2008, 09:46 AM

Yeah i have already been advised to do so

03-08-2008, 05:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
liam_d The original NP Emo Kid Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 1,648 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	string checking acting up Hi all basically i am trying to check if a string starts with "<embed" or "<object" and if it doesn't then give an error, i have found out if i do this then it never works: PHP Code: `if(substr($_POST['code'], 0, 6) != "<embed" \|\| substr($_POST['code'], 0, 7) != "<object")` but if i do just one so if you remove the or bit for "<object" it works, but it won't let me do both together, any ideas?!

03-08-2008, 09:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
sdsinc Domains my Dominion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Web 1.0 Posts: 6,285 1,095.94 NP$ (Donate)	Perhaps if would be good to use strtolower or strtoupper to perform a case-insensitive comparison. A regular expression could be used too. __________________ Buy now - MassDeveloper.com $500

03-08-2008, 07:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
liam_d The original NP Emo Kid Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 1,648 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	Solved, needed && not \|\|, thanks got to Mike aka AllDrops.com

03-08-2008, 09:46 AM	#4 (permalink)
liam_d The original NP Emo Kid Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Posts: 1,648 0.00 NP$ (Donate)	Yeah i have already been advised to do so

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