maybe another way can be $str = explode('-',$mydata->restored); if($str[0] == '0000') { dostuff();} ;) On 1/26/10, shiplu <shiplu.net@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Another technique could be. > > $s = $mydata->restored; > > if($s[0]==$s[1] > && $s[1]==$s[2] > && $s[2]==$s[3] > && $s[3]==0){ > > do_work(); > } > > > But I think you got the best solution already. > > -- > Shiplu Mokaddim > My talks, http://talk.cmyweb.net > Follow me, http://twitter.com/shiplu > SUST Programmers, http://groups.google.com/group/p2psust > Innovation distinguishes bet ... ... (ask Steve Jobs the rest) > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php