Re: a function question

[graeme <graeme_foster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The function strpos might be better, preg_match is a bit of overkill

if (strpos($mail,'@') == false)
   // error message
else
   // okay message

graeme.

Dean Hayes wrote:

> Try this i got this working without any problems prints everything out 
> nice an neetly
>
>
> <?php
>    $mail = "FOJOMO@xxxxxxxxx";
>     $user = "patrick";
>     /*
>     comment function to get on screen
>     function usermail($user,$mail)
>     {
>     */
>
>     global $user;
>         global $mail;
>
>         $user = ucwords($user); // capitalizes the 'p' in patrick
>         $mail = strtolower($mail); // converts all of FOJOMO into 
> lower case
>
>  if (preg_match("/@/" , $mail)) { // searches for the '@' sign
>
>  // Used preg_match not strstr
>
>  /*
>
>  Place array details here that will work
>  i do not know of arrays yet so i can not help here
>
>  */
>
>  echo "Valid email address and username details here<p>\n" . $user . 
> "\n<p>\n" . $mail . "<p>\n";
>
>             } else {
>     print "Please enter a valid e-mail address";   //default if test 
> fails to //find the '@' sign
>     }
>
>   // Function close
>   //}
>
>
> ?>
>
>
>
> Dean "The Insane Guy" Hayes
>
>
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>
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>
>
>
> From: Patrick Roane <fojomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:  a function question
> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 21:06:43 -0800 (PST)
>
> I am trying to create a function that works with two
> arguments. the 1st needs to be a suername. The 2nd
> needs to be an email address. Next, I have to use case
> conversion functions to capitalize the first letter of
> the username and convert the email add. to lowercase
> characters and finaly check that it contains the @
> sign. If I can't find the @ character, return false:
> otherwise, I return an array containing the converted
> arguments.
>
> Here is my code (which I can't get to work):
>
> <?php
>
>
>         $mail = "FOJOMO@xxxxxxxxx";
>     $user = "patrick";
>
>     function usermail( $user, $mail ) {
>
>     global $user;
>         global $mail;
>
>         $user; = ucwords( $user ); // capitalizes the
>     //'p' in patrick
>         $mail; = strtolower( $mail ); // converts all
> //of FOJOMO into lower case
>
>
>
>   if ( strstr( $mail ), "@" )) {
>     // searches for the '@' sign
>   user_array = explode("-", $user, $mail); // this
> //function (explode) creates the array
>             } else {
>     print "Please enter a valid e-mail address";   //
> default if test fails to //find the '@' sign
>
>
>     }
>
>
>
> ?>
>
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