# phpuser@xxxxxxxxxx / 2007-01-15 16:31:32 -0500: > I have file which I use for validating which includes the following > function: > > function invalidchar($strvalue) > { > if(!ereg("^[[:alpha:][:space:]\'-.]*$", $strvalue)) { That regexp matches if $strvalue consists of zero or more ocurrences of a letter, a whitespace character, and any character whose numeric value lies between the numeric values of "'" and "." in your locale. Zero or more means it also matches an empty string. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php