[RESOLVED] preg_match_all help needed

[computerzworld]

Hello,
I am trying to fetch values from html tag using preg_match_all function in PHP but I am not able to get the desired value.

Here is my HTML code.

<div><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size: 11px;">Views:</span> 1000</div>

I want to grab 1000 from this html code. What I did is ,

$re = "/<div><span .*>(.*)<\/span>(.*)<\/div>/";
preg_match_all($re, $html, $matches); 

But I am not able to get the value in $matches array. What I am doing wrong? Please help me. Thanks in advance.

[nevvermind]

Use this regex:

'#\d+(?=</div>)#'

It matches a number if preceded by the characters "</div>".
Careful with regex and html parsing, though. If you want a more specific regex, say so.

[computerzworld]

Thanks... It works like a charm! I am not much comfortable with Regex. Can you suggest me some website where I can generate such kind of regex from html?

[nevvermind]

Sure thing. This is online (it has a desktop tool, too). I'm using regex coach. I find it more complex than the first. Just copy a html code as the text you're experimenting on and grep yourself out.

Again, I urge you to consider another aproach when it comes to parsing html. Read this: link1, link2.

I guess for simple, static html code, regex is alright. (hides)

[computerzworld]

thanks a ton man! you have made my day! They really amazing links!