preg_match help

[moon 111]

For some reason the following code is returning

Array ( ) 

 

<?php

$subject = '<div class="story">
<h5>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/world/europe/23coal.html?hp">Europe Turns to Coal Again, Raising Alarms on Climate</a>
</h5>
<div class="byline">By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL</div>
<p class="summary">European countries plan to use coal, generally the dirtiest fuel on earth, in new power plants.</p>';

$regex = '|<div class="story">\s++<h5>\s++<a href="([^"]*)">([^<]*)</a>\s++</h5>\s++
<div class="byline">([^<]*)</div>\s++<p class="summary">
([^<]*)</p>|';

preg_match($regex, $subject, $match);

print_r($match);

?>

 

Help?

[obsidian]

Try a pattern like this instead:

|<div class="story">\s*<h5>\s*<a href="([^"]*)">([^<]*)</a>\s*</h5>\s*
<div class="byline">([^<]*)</div>\s*<p class="summary">
([^<]*)</p>|'

 

Your match for spaces seemed a little wonky. You probably need to use the * to allow for zero or more. It seems to work just fine this way.

[moon 111]

Thanks! One more thing: how can I make it so that it will still match if it has '<div class="kicker">American Exception</div>' after '|<div class="story">'?