Aaron, is_string() will return true even if there are no alphanumeric characters in the variable, even if the variable is empty. My best guess is that is_string() will not work in this case. Randy Clamons Systems Programming Astro-auction.com > ------------Original Message------------ > From: "Wagner, Aaron" <aaron.wagner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Ron.Herhuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Thu, Jan-13-2005 1:31 PM > Subject: RE: Reg Ex help > > couldn't you use > > is_string ( mixed var ) > > aaron > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ron.Herhuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > [mailto:Ron.Herhuth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > > Sent: January 13, 2005 10:18 > > To: php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Reg Ex help > > > > > > > > I might be an idiot... > > > > I am trying to do a simple check to make sure a string > > contains at least > > an alphanumeric character before I print the string. How can > > I do this? > > > > Ron -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
