[regex] allow hypenated names

[Anon]

Sorry for the basic question, I did a search and found nothing.

I am wanting to allow form input of hypenated names, like "Joe-Bob Roper, Jr.". how do you add the hypen to this regex?

if (!ereg("<sup>[a-zA-Z\,. ]+$", $Name)) {

print_error("Your name:<br><b>$Name</b><br>...contains characters that cannot be accepted.");
}

Thanks for your help,
--ph</sup>

[Anon]

if you want to put "]" or "-" into a character class, you can either 1) escape them, or 2) put them at the front of the class where they would otherwise have no meaning.

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rad

[Anon]

Thanks rad, I tried to to what you suggest (escaped) this way, and it did not work:

(!ereg("^-[a-zA-Z\,. ]+$", $Name))

and...

(!ereg("^-[a-z-A-Z\,. ]+$", $Name))

I need some help with the syntax here. I feel like a rank beginner.

--ph

[Anon]

try

(!ereg("^[-a-zA-Z,. ]+$", $Name))

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rad

[Anon]

Works!

Thanks rad. Again, I was trying to make things overly difficult.

--ph