On Fri, May 18, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Stuart Dallas <stuart@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Based on your requirements, 00:40 is completely valid. Why do you think it > should be invalid? 00:40 is not a valid 12-hour format. BTW I just found another non-regex approach. Its even faster. function valid_time_Shiplu2($time) { sscanf($time, "%2d%2d", $h, $m); return ($h>0 && $h<13 && $m>=0 && $m<60); } -- Shiplu.Mokadd.im ImgSign.com | A dynamic signature machine Innovation distinguishes between follower and leader