preg_match problem

[not_skeletor]

I need to check a string for a street address. I can get preg_match to work on phone numbers and email addresses, but this one seems to be beyond me.
Basically, the user has to enter an address.
This address must be in the range between 6520 and 6579 Fake st (upper or lowercase).

function checkaddr($element) {
$pattern = "^65/{2}"
. "[2-7]{1}"
. "[0-9]{1}"
. "Fake/i";

[Merve]

Why do you have a backslash at the beginning of your pattern? That would mean that the pattern would start with a caret. You also need a forward slash before your pattern. And you should take out the forward slash between 65 and {2. If that doesn't work, then I hope that one of the more knowledgeable forum members can help you. 🙂

[not_skeletor]

Fixed my own problem!
For posterities sake:
$pattern = "/^[65]{2}"
. "[2-7]{1}"
. "[0-9]{1}"
. "\s\bN\b."
. "\s\bFake\b/i";
return preg_match ($pattern, $element);
}