question about ereg function

[mikewooten]

i'm using the datecheck () ereg function inside of a while loop and its giving me this error.
here's the function:

function datecheck($intext) {
   $result = ereg("([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{4})", $intext, $trashed);
   if ($result) { $isamatch = ""; } else { $isamatch = "No - NOT A MATCH"; }

 echo("\"$intext\" $isamatch<br>\n");  

} 

here' s the error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare datecheck() (previously declared in /home/username/public_html/folder/thanks2.php:332) in /home/username/public_html/folder/thanks2.php on line 332

when i take the function outside of the loop, the form on the page just keeps copying itself all the way down the page, i'm guessing it has something to do with the loop, but i'm not sure whats going on with it, and why its giving me this error if
i don't have 2 functions with the same name? also i don't have an include file with the same function in that file.
can anyone tell me how i could fix this so that i don't get this error?

thanks

[LordShryku]

Try returning from the function instead of echoing. Declare it outside of your loop and use the return to echo.

function datecheck($intext) {
   $result = ereg("([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{1,2})-([0-9]{4})", $intext, $trashed);
   if ($result) { $isamatch = ""; } else { $isamatch = "No - NOT A MATCH"; }
   return "\"".$intext."\" ".$isamatch."<br>\n";  

}


while($something) {
   echo datecheck($somevar);
}

[mikewooten]

i used your example and i'm still getting the same error. the functions or forms are making many copies down the page.

what else should i try for this to work?

[mikewooten]

??