On Jun 20, 4:54pm, Raistlin Majere <pedbe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 20, 4:50pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:43:05 +0200, Raistlin Majere <pedbe...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > > On Jun 20, 4:17pm, "Rik Wasmus" <luiheidsgoe...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >> On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:08:24 +0200, Raistlin Majere
> > >> <pedbe...@gmail.com>
> > >> wrote:
>
> > >> > define('VALID_MESSAGE', '/^[a-zA-Z0-9 ,.!?\n]{1,10000}$/');
> > >> > // it accepts
> > >> > testtesttesttesttesttest
>
> > >> > // it refuses
> > >> > testtest
> > >> > testtest
> > >> > testtest
>
> > >> Most likely, because of \r.
> > >> An obvious solution would be:
> > >> define('VALID_MESSAGE','/^[a-z0-9,.!?\s]{1,10000}$/i');
>
> > Please don't toppost.
>
> > > it still says the message is invalid
>
> > Not here it doesn't:
> > <?php
> > $variable = 'tasdtasd
> > asdasd
> > asdasd
> > asdasd';
> > $valid = '/^[a-z0-9,.!?\s]{1,10000}$/';
> > echo preg_match($valid, $variable) ? 'valid' : 'invalid';
> > ?>
> > Outputs:valid
>
> > If you made sure the right regex & variable arrived at your function, i'd
> > be interested in this output:
> > for($i = 0;$i < strlen($variable) ; $i++){
> > echo $variable[$i].'='.ord($variable[$i])."\n";}
>
> > --
> > Rik Wasmus
>
> the output is
>
> t=116 e=101 s=115 t=116 t=116 e=101 s=115 t=116 t=116 e=101 s=115
> t=116 t=116 e=101 s=115 t=116 \=92 r=114 \=92 n=110 t=116 e=101 s=115
> t=116 t=116 e=101 s=115 t=116 \=92 r=114 \=92 n=110 t=116 e=101 s=115
> t=116 t=116 e=101 s=115 t=116

it really looks like the problem is not with the regexp, but with the
code

but what is the problem???