Re: [PHP] ereg checking if its only numbers From: _lallous (elias_bachaalany <email protected>)
Date: 10/05/01

That's not regexps Rasmus! :)
I always see you referring us the the manual! sometimes you refer to a
function i never say in my life! ;)

"Rasmus Lerdorf" <rasmus <email protected>> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.33.0110042351330.1317-100000 <email protected>
> http://php.net/is_numeric
>
> On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Chris Aitken wrote:
>
> >
> > Ive been playing around with ereg for about half an hour and having no
joy
> > because I dont really understand the medhod behind it and how it all
works.
> > But what im trying to do is check to see if a 9 digit string is all
numbers
> > and nothing else
> >
> > $string1 = "123456789"
> > $string2 = "123456abc"
> >
> >
> > how would I check either string with an IF statement and make it
continue
> > on string 1 (ie, all numbers) and error on string 2 (not all numbers).
> >
> >
> > Any suggestions ?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > --
> > Chris Aitken - Administration/Database Designer - IDEAL Internet
> > email: chris <email protected> phone: +61 2 4628 8888 fax: +61 2 4628
8890
> > __-----------------------------------------__
> > It is said that if you line up all the cars in the world end to end,
> > some moron in a rotary will still to try and pass them
> >
> >
> >
> 

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