yes (\d+?)\1+ works fine On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Rob Gould wrote: > > > Can anyone tell me if there's a PHP library out there that will help > > me determine "pattern sequences" from a string? > > > > > > Example input: > > > > 032258064516129032258064516129032258064516129032258064516129 > > Sequence = 032258064516129 > > > > > > 037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037037 > > Sequence = 037 > > > > > > I know regex can help you find a pattern when you know what the > > pattern is already, but this is different. > > Nah, it's the same thing. > > A suitable regex might look something like this: > > /([0-9]+)\1+/ > > Not tested, probably won't work on the first try. You may need > greediness adjustments. > > > /Per > > > -- > Per Jessen, Zürich (14.1°C) > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Best Regards! Wen Dong
