On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 13:17:48 -0500, Ankur Os wrote: > Hi, > > This is quite simpal problem that i want to made regular expression which > can read this kind of structure... > > a,b,c > > not like this > > 1. ,a,a,a > 2. a,,,aa,, > 3. a,a,a,,, > > means simpal structure with comma (a,b,c...) Hi, Try this (untested) : preg_match('/^([a-c],)*[a-c]$/', $input); this will match characters a-c separated by commas. Replace 'a-c' by any range of characters you like. HTH, Ivo -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php