here you have the regexp's
######## = \d{8}
AAAAAA = \w{6}
#A? = [\w\d]* (change the * for + to require at least 1 character)
##-A#A = \d\d-\w\d\w
<?php
if( 0 == preg_match('/\d{8}/', $user_input ))
echo 'wrooong input';
# you can change the delimiters for any you like
# I prefer this one 'cause no need to escape the backslash \
if( 1 == preg_match('#[\w\d]+#', $user_input))
echo 'it has alpha numeric and the "_" character';
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 6:57 PM, Floyd Resler <fresler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I need some assistance in pattern matching. I want allow the admin user to
> enter a pattern to be matched in my order form editor. When someone then
> places an order I want to do a match based on that pattern. Some of the
> examples I thought for the patterns are:
> ######## - must be numeric and 8 digits
> AAAAAA - must be alpha and 6 characters
> #A? - must be alphanumeric any length
> ##-A#A - must have two numbers, a dash, a letter, a number, and a letter
>
> I'm sure regular expressions are the answers but I am not well-versed in
> those at all and I'm not sure how to make the above patterns work in or even
> they are the best examples to use. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
> Floyd
>
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