Help with complex "Parse" of a string :(

[seavolvox]

Hi,

I've got a little problem trying to parse a string and getting a value:

If the value for $result is:

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<input name="abc" id="abc_id" maxlength="16" accesskey="A" value="" style="cursor:hand" /> <div class="classediv"><a href="index.php" id="retorna" >Ir al indice</a></div> <input type="hidden" name="def" id="def_id" value="TheValueForDEF "/> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr><td>&nbsp;</td></tr> </table>

How could I get the value "TheValueForDEF "? Which is the parse function to get that value?

Thank you for your time!

Hugs,

Albert.

[Installer]

If the name part is always going to be 'name="def"' and it's always going to come before the value part, this should work:

$def_pos = strpos($str, 'name="def"');
$value_pos = strpos($str, 'value=', $def_pos);
$value_start = strpos($str, '"', $value_pos);
$value_end = strpos($str, '"', $value_start + 1);
$len = $value_end - $value_start + 1;
$value = trim(substr($str, $value_start, $len), '" ');

You'll have to put in your own error-checking, and maybe a "strtolower()" or two.

[dH2]

you could use simple xml to parse the string

it would be a bit slower but probably more reliable, you wouldnt need to worry about where the attibutes are placed ect ect

[seavolvox]

Thank you!!! 😃