[RESOLVED] search a string and report

[djwideboy]

Hi

is there a command that i can use that can check there isnt a certain item in a string for example "}" if there is it will return something so i can generate an error message and hopefully pull it out and display it

[coldwerturkey]

for checking a single character, you can use something like,

if (stripos($string, '}')) {
  echo "no dice";
}

using preg_match() would be a better option if you're verifying text (ie; ensuring no non-alphabetical/numeric characters)