grab a string

[Anon]

i have a code right here written in perl:

if ($string =~ /<!--start-->(.*)<!--end-->/i) {
$text{$FILE} = "$1";
}

and here's the html code:

<!--start-->this is a test.<!--end-->

it says that any string within the comment tags (start & end) will be grab.
in this example, "this is a test." will be grab and put in the $text{$FILE} array.

my problem is how to implement this function to PHP.

any idea?

^_

[Anon]

Sure, ereg() will do this quite easily:

&nbsp;&nbsp;if ( ereg( '<!--start-->(.*)<!--end-->', $string, $match))
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;{
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$text{$FILE} = $match[1];
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}

Or you can use eregi() if you really do need caseless matching.
Of course there's a PCRE way to do this also, but I tend to
view ereg() as a lowest-common-denominator and if it works
there, then that's what I use. If you're porting a bunch of
stuff from Perl, you will probably feel differently.